I just wanted to chime in here and say this particular mother in the title photo has no right to be mean to her kid... she's carrying some junk in the trunk, too, yo.
Are Parents Mean to Overweight Kids?
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2010/09/24 14:52:46
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It's pretty tough being a "fat" kid. If you weren't overweight yourself, we're sure you remember how classmates treated the kids who were.
But we're shocked to learn that even parents treat overweight kids differently.
Mom and dad may be less willing to help their child buy a car if that child is overweight or obese, new research shows.
"No one is going to be surprised that society discriminates against the overweight, but I think it is surprising that it can come from your parents," researcher Dr. Adriel Boals of the University of North Texas in Denton told Reuters Health.
Hey, we were pretty thin in high school and our parents didn't buy us a car! But studies have also shown that parents are less likely to help overweight or obese kids pay for college, researchers say.
"There are a number of very viable explanations here," Boals said. "One could just be from an evolutionary standpoint; parents may be less likely to invest resources in offspring they believe are unfit."
Boals also suggested that parents may be discriminating against their kids for being overweight the same way people in general discriminate against the overweight.
"I don't think the parents are doing this knowingly," he said.
While most parents are probably thinking, "I love my kid no matter what," maybe we all have to be extra sensitive to those dealing with a weight problem.
But we're shocked to learn that even parents treat overweight kids differently.
Mom and dad may be less willing to help their child buy a car if that child is overweight or obese, new research shows.
"No one is going to be surprised that society discriminates against the overweight, but I think it is surprising that it can come from your parents," researcher Dr. Adriel Boals of the University of North Texas in Denton told Reuters Health.
Hey, we were pretty thin in high school and our parents didn't buy us a car! But studies have also shown that parents are less likely to help overweight or obese kids pay for college, researchers say.
"There are a number of very viable explanations here," Boals said. "One could just be from an evolutionary standpoint; parents may be less likely to invest resources in offspring they believe are unfit."
Boals also suggested that parents may be discriminating against their kids for being overweight the same way people in general discriminate against the overweight.
"I don't think the parents are doing this knowingly," he said.
While most parents are probably thinking, "I love my kid no matter what," maybe we all have to be extra sensitive to those dealing with a weight problem.
Read More: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2010/09/23/el...
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Philo-Publius 2010/09/24 17:42:34Yes
+14Often they are, edeneh...
I just wanted to chime in here and say this particular mother in the title photo has no right to be mean to her kid... she's carrying some junk in the trunk, too, yo.
That said, fat kids really gross me out. Blegh.
People that dislike children really gross me out.
That cousin now weighs about 350 pounds and I love her as I always have and I have no doubt the rest of the family feels exactly the same.
Parents are even concerned to their kid's health..........!!!!
And honestly, what's "mean" is when a parent calls their child fat when they're clearly not (thanks, mum... what a bitch). If a kid is overweight, a parent telling them to get off their arse and do something about it isn't a bad thing in the least.