Comments on: Childhood Obesity Is Not A Marketing Issue, It’s A Parenting Issue http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:54:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Orato http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/#comment-97970 Orato Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:56:31 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/#comment-97970 <p>If you want to read an interesting first-person account of childhood obesity, check out:</p> <p>http://www.orato.com/node/2009</p> If you want to read an interesting first-person account of childhood obesity, check out:

http://www.orato.com/node/2009

]]> By: Megan http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/#comment-97375 Megan Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:03:31 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/#comment-97375 <p>I can't agree more! My children are part of what has inspired me to join weight watchers, go the the gym, make healthy eating choices. I don't want them to go down the same path that I have.</p> I can’t agree more! My children are part of what has inspired me to join weight watchers, go the the gym, make healthy eating choices. I don’t want them to go down the same path that I have.

]]> By: Lisa R http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/#comment-97335 Lisa R Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:38:56 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/24/childhood-obesity-is-not-a-marketing-issue-its-a-parenting-issue/#comment-97335 <p>As a parent of two young boys (10 and 5) I experience this struggle daily. I have tried to instill healthy food choices in both of them and in our home, that is all they will have. However, in the grand scheme of things, they spend more time at school than at home. With my youngest especially, they provide food at his daycare. While it's not pop and chips, it's not exactly the food I'd have him eating and it's very simplified. So supper times at home have become battle grounds because he only wants to eat the plain kinds of foods he eats at daycare. I don't give in and try to be creative, etc. Yet it is a struggle. I can only hope that eventually my healthy food values will be the ones he chooses as he becomes older. My oldest was never in daycare, wasn't exposed to the same outside influences as a young child and has always been a healthy eater and is more resistant to the food influences in school. So yes, while I agree parents need to be the backbone for children with healthy food choices, often times our children are not with us as much as we would like and there is definitely influences from others and the media which can make the job tougher. It would be nice to have my message reinforced in the media and system and make my job as a parent a lot less stressful.</p> As a parent of two young boys (10 and 5) I experience this struggle daily. I have tried to instill healthy food choices in both of them and in our home, that is all they will have. However, in the grand scheme of things, they spend more time at school than at home. With my youngest especially, they provide food at his daycare. While it’s not pop and chips, it’s not exactly the food I’d have him eating and it’s very simplified. So supper times at home have become battle grounds because he only wants to eat the plain kinds of foods he eats at daycare. I don’t give in and try to be creative, etc. Yet it is a struggle. I can only hope that eventually my healthy food values will be the ones he chooses as he becomes older. My oldest was never in daycare, wasn’t exposed to the same outside influences as a young child and has always been a healthy eater and is more resistant to the food influences in school. So yes, while I agree parents need to be the backbone for children with healthy food choices, often times our children are not with us as much as we would like and there is definitely influences from others and the media which can make the job tougher. It would be nice to have my message reinforced in the media and system and make my job as a parent a lot less stressful.

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