Obesity in very young children

sometimes, parents usually think that being fat or gaining weight is a sign of a healthy lifestyle, but you used the term obesity, and being obese is not healthy anymore, what you can do is you can atleast talk with the parents and asked them some common questions like "don't you think your kids are gaining too much weight?" or "do you know that when your kids turn into a teenager they could be bullied in school because of their weight" something like these question can help the parent to think twice and let them decide for their family if they didn't change their eating habits then maybe it's their choice to be obese. let them be

Dear Equiza I am no authority in children's obesity but all I can say that please ensure that they are not overfed. Once their fat cell is enlarged, the obesity problem will rear its ugly head even up to adulthood. Further more, please set a good example in what you eat, how you eat and the timing you eat. This has a profound influence on your children. When you set an example in overeating, it will be consciously or unconsciously adopted by the children. This what I can offer you in the meantime. OK Thanks! Bro. Joe. GBU

I would initially say it's the parents' fault because us parents do control what comes into the house (in the line of groceries) but on the other hand society around us isn't helping much either with the abundance of junk food big time. Sure we're trying to promote healthy choices but in a way we're hypocritical because we're allowing pop and chips and candy as treats and fast food joints as family time outs, that sort of thing. I'm facing a dilemma myself, because my daughter is at least 7-8kg overweight, and while I'm bringing home fresh fruits/veggies and really am proactive about making healthy choices as well as trying to teach my children the importance of healthy eating, my husband brings home junk food and overrides me a lot. Another thing that irks me, is I'm seeing a lot of people complaining about fat kids. And while I know my daughter is overweight (though not obese) I'm advocating healthy choices and even one of her teachers think I'm being too strict and doesn't think my daughter is fat. In my opinion, the more people that talk to my children about healthy eating and staying away from junk food - outside our family - the HAPPIER I am, as I'm always looking for people like you to positively influence them for the better. As far as parents being too protective, well, that's true, and I don't dare talk to them about anything regarding their kids, unless I want my head chopped off :-p Seriously, parents can be reallllllyyyyyy mean at times. I do try to be more subtle and talk about my daughter's weight issue, and how we're trying to be proactive in exercise and proper diet.

if parents are obese, the children probably have a genetic pre-disposition to obesity. this doesn't mean that weight gain is inevitable, just that more care must be taken. both diet and exercise are essential elements, of course. but molding the children's attitude toward food is important as well. i am morbidly obese and have many health problems as a result. i don't recall any time in my life when i ate excess amounts of food. given my weight now, i would have to take in 5000 calories per day just to maintain it, but i seldom eat more than 2000 cal. in a day. in any case, using food as a reward sets behaviors for the future. my parents always connected food rewards with accomplishments. good grades, awards, sports performance. i think that may have set a pattern for me which contributed to my problems.

I think you can approach the parents in a nice way if they are open minded people.Obesity in children is quite common nowadays because of lack of activity.In old generations children have real playtime;running in parks, climbing trees etc but because of modern technologies children's activities are limited to playing computer games or watching TV while consuming junk foods.I think it's really the concern of the public health in you're place.They are responsible in educating everyone about health, but if you and your neighbors have open communication with each other,you can do it yourself.

I think it begins with the parents. Then the choices that they give to their children. If they have fast food in the house and lots of sweet stuff, and lots of pasta and meat and lack of exercises all combine together doesn't mix well. To help offer them them to go for a walk would be easy to start with, go to the park. If there parents doesn't know much about nutrition it is going to be difficult to lead them away from the bad habits and pear pressure of the parents.