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I think nutrition is vitally important to physical and mental health. In the same way, as a therapist specializing in adoption, I never take separating a child from his or her family lightly. While there are times it is necessary for the health and safety of a child, and times it is outside of anyone’s control, it will have a lasting impact on the child. Officials in Scotland have decided it is fit and proper to take obese children away from their parents. In particular, parents of four obese children had received warnings from officials regarding the weight of their children. As those warnings were not heeded, those officials proceeded to remove the children from their parent’s home.
While I agree that an intervention needs to occur, I just do not agree with this type of intervention. "In severe instances of childhood obesity, removal from the home may be justifiable, from a legal standpoint because of imminent health risks and the parents' chronic failure to address medical problems," the authors wrote. The government might spend its money more wisely by creating better education plans and making sure they hit their target audiences through pediatricians and schools.
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The parent simply has to believe that “the key to weight loss” is a matter of will power, or that you can have “everything in moderation,” or any other of the foolish marketing slogans we hear every single day. That’s enough to make a parent decide that, no, they don’t have to change the food that’s available in the house; no, there’s no problem with how they live at all. The problem is simply their child’s ability to control themselves… they’ve got no will power. If following the typical weight loss advice can leave us with a 60% obese population, surely it’d leave our children in equally dire straits.
Nutrition and a healthier environment is also an argument used to determine custody and/or primary residence for a child. The courts are paying attention to the childhood obesity crisis in the United States, which can cause physical and emotional issues for children that extend into adulthood. It is certainly a controversial and inflammatory topic for many. “In severe instances of childhood obesity, removal from the home may be justifiable, from a legal standpoint because of imminent health risks and the parents’ chronic failure to address medical problems,” the authors wrote.
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In addition to the votes cast, 78 comments were posted, and the vast majority of those thought pulling kids from their homes was unwise, unworkable, and no solution. Rich white guys are making money through creating vaccine disinformation campaigns. Oh, and I also lost 170lbs on my own through diet and exercise. There will be emotional issues and then more eating and more obesity…honestly they need to place some of these so called experts somewhere else.
The study and the article said that removal from the home is only for the most extreme, severe circumstances. Of course everything in the middle should be done first. The TV stories and related articles have seized on this one aspect but the recommendation was not to go to removal unless nothing else worked and the child’s health was in serious jeopardy. Certainly the fear that CPS could be too anxious to step in is a valid one. I agree with your critique, and absolutely the focus should be on helping the parents to help the child.
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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?
At that point, the Department of Children and Family Services asked a juvenile court for custody of the boy, saying his extreme overweight was a form of medical neglect. The researchers carefully trace the history of a movement that has seen a few severely obese children removed from homes in which parents were unable or unwilling to address their weight — and the serious health problems it presented. Prominent researchers are weighing whether state laws governing child abuse and neglect should apply to parents of severely overweight children.
Our natural health programs, from detoxing to weight loss and immunity, support the comprehensive health guidelines outlined in Jon Barron’s free alternative health book,Lessons from The Miracle Doctors . The obesity rates continue to climb in the United States for both children and adults. Studies show that one out of four overweight children already shows early signs of Type 2 diabetes and 60 percent already have one risk factor for heart disease. And according to the CDC, one in three U.S. children born in 2000 will become diabetic — and for black or Hispanic children, that risk is a stunning 50 percent. "You don't take someone out of the house and away from their parents unless they have an immediate risk of death," Dr. Arthur Caplan, professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, told CBS News. "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, said at the time.
It is important to note that every case I read, the child was more than overweight; he or she was in the 99th percentile for weight, making the child morbidly obese. It may also be important to note that malnutrition can be an issue for obese children; weight does not mean a child is ingesting appropriate and balanced nutritious foods. These thoughts may or may not impact your opinion on this controversial topic. According to the Plain Dealer, the boy first came to officials' attention in March 2010 when he was diagnosed with sleep apnea, which can be weight-related. His mother agreed to place him in a program called "Healthy Kids, Healthy Weight" at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. The boy lost a few pounds, but began to gain some of it back.
But forcing heavy children out of their homes is not the solution. Ok, so I am going to catch flack for this but I am one of the people that feel that obese kids should be taken from their parents. I don’t care what anyone says it IS a form of child abuse. But Ellis said months after family court proceedings began there had been no reduction in the children’s weight, and they had not provided recordings from their Fitbits or attended the Weight Watchers appointments consistently.
No one knew of her disorder until she was in her late 30s and had gastric bypass . Other than compression bandages, there is not much that can be done and she has to deal with the constant pain and health problems that her disorder causes. If it were up to Dr. Ludwig, my sister would have been taken from me and my mother as a child for something that took her doctors nearly 40 years to diagnose. We all know that following a diet and/or exercise plan can be difficult, and it must be even more difficult to enforce such a plan on a child. It would not be an enjoyable task, but clearly the child’s doctor thought it was essential.
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