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People will need these essential skills throughout the rest of their lives. Even the state with the highest percentage of people who are normal weight, Colorado, has a 20 percent obesity rate. The statements found within these pages have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
"It's absolutely understandable that if someone with an obese child heard the government could swoop in and take that child away, be frightened and outraged," Ludwig said. "I want to emphasize that foster care should only be the last resort when all other options have failed." While these kids might not be in imminent danger, Ludwig said, children with obesity-related conditions like diabetes, breathing difficulties, and liver problems could die by age 30 if no action is taken. The county is offering nutritional and health counseling services to the boy's mother and will continue to monitor him.
Are children protected under the law?
They work multiple jobs and commute for hours causing the time for cooking healthy meals to be lacking. Sending kids out to play and exercise can be dangerous depending on your neighborhood, not to mention that CPS has examined parents for neglect just because they let their kids play or walk alone! And maybe fat and sugar are one of the few small luxuries many can enjoy due to low incomes – if you have lived with hunger, you KNOW this.
We need the nation to go on a diet together and the most important places to start are at the grocery store, schools and media. An obese 8-year-old boy in Ohio was removed from his home and placed in foster care recently. Case workers said the child's mother is guilty of medical neglect. "They are trying to make it seem like I am unfit, like I don't love my child," the boy's mother, who did not wish to be identified, told the Plain Dealer.
Obese Boy Returned to Mother's Care
‘The trend predicts a generation of children and adolescents growing up obese. We need ways to make healthy, nutritious food more available at home and school, especially in poor families and communities, and regulations and taxes to protect children from unhealthy foods. Research on the impact of positive words is impressive. By using more positive words in the home, parents can support the development of their child’s healthy brain.
We all know that eating unhealthy and not being active will put weight on you. Hopefully give the child a fighting chance at losing weight. For him to be an expert on obesity and have, seemingly, no desire to acknowledge food addiction… is mind-boggling. To not know of these things, yet suggest something so drastic as removing children from their homes… well, it leaves me sad about the state of our country’s knowledge of food and their bodies.
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For some children, the fluid goes away in a few weeks. If you have an adopted child with a disability, he may qualify for SSI. … Your child qualifies if the medical condition meets the program’s child definition of disability. He must also be unmarried and not considered head of a household.
"'Parents should be supported to address their child's obesity, and social workers should only act if parents fail to engage with the proposed plan to improve their child's safety and well-being." The proud leader of the #bgg2wlarmy, Erika Nicole Kendall writes food and fitness, body image and beauty, and more here at #bgg2wl. After losing over 150lbs, Kendall became a personal trainer certified in fitness nutrition, women's fitness, and weight loss by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is also certified in sports nutrition by Precision Nutrition. She now lives in New York with her husband and children, and is working on her 6th and 7th certifications because she likes having alphabet soup at the end of her name.
Children Taken Away For Weight Problems
Sorry, I just do not have confidence in the government to take care of an obese child. Where is the research to show the psychological effect to the child when moved to a new environment? How long was the child able to maintain a healthy weight?
A child can be removed from a home if medication is not administered properly or treatment plans are not followed. As childhood obesity has become a major problem in the United States, it is not surprising that a medical treatment plan for weight loss would eventually become an issue of concern. Despite what many fear, social services does not want to remove children and the primary goal is nearly always reunification. I would be surprised if a child was removed from a home due to weight issues unless a parent was given multiple warnings. However, government does head down a difficult road when its representatives pull an otherwise safe child from his family. After all, in Ohio alone the state health department estimates that more than 12 percent of the children in third grade are severely obese.
For example, a physician who said she works extensively with children who have been removed by child protective services, said that in many cases taking a child from his or her home is, itself, a trauma-inducing move. She characterized the idea floated by Murtagh and Ludwig as "ludicrous." If the parents were drug users no one would have a problem removing the child. People can be just as addicted to food as they are to dope. Conflating my being angry that a child died because she couldn’t save herself from a fire… with removing children from their homes because they’re gaining weight? I’m sorry, but that feels like you’re misusing my words.
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