Exactly!
I homeschooled. Plenty of time for exercise, and I supervised the kitchen. Also, there were no babysitters to pacify the kids with food and TV.
I suggest that parents who now at the point of deciding between government institutionalization for their kids, or the natural environment of their home, that they take a good long look at the fat kids waiting for the government school bus. Is this really, what you want for your child?
I remember all the kids when I was going to school 30 years ago were mostly skinny. One or two of them were "big boned." The parents of one of those kids owned a popular fast food joint (no surprise here).
Now I see a much higher percentage of kids waddling to school. And it is not funny.
Those parents that worry about damaging the self-worth of their fat kids are just kidding themselves.
The truth of the matter is the kid KNOWS he is fat. The kid already has extremely low self-esteem.
Cut your family tv viewing time. Cut the computer time. Cut the electronic games time. Go play catch in the park. Kick the soccer ball. BE with your children and SHOW them how to be active.
Kids are kids for a reason... they NEED adults that care about them to tell them what to do
I mean honestly... some people have convoluted ideas about what parenting is all about and just want to make it more complicated than it should be...
I suggest that parents who now at the point of deciding between government institutionalization for their kids, or the natural environment of their home, that they take a good long look at the fat kids waiting for the government school bus. Is this really, what you want for your child?
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You are implying that all government school kids are fat. Perhaps you should actually attend a government school so you can observe the error of your ways. While some students may be grossly or slightly overweight NOT ALL OF THEM ARE. When a parent makes a decision to send their child to a public school, that does not automatically mean that the child will become fat. Your comments are not only wrong, but insulting to parents and public school students (including myself).