Kids can't help but say what they see, whether it's said with malice or not, if they notice an overweight kid in class, it will be mentioned at some stage.
The biggest challenge with this particular strategy is that it creates such high expectations for the obese child.
If you remember being a child and having the experience of being different or strange, you remember it as a lonely time.
As well as the physical health consequences of childhood obesity, these children are teased and likely to be lonely.
Even for those who go on to develop resilience or even grow stronger from the experience, the memories will always remain. Hoping they grow into adults with thicker skin is a risky business. not. They can end up damaged for life.
That others should be more tolerant or that their child has the right to make their own (unhealthy) decisions. I urge you to reject all excuses about their or your own inability to exercise.
Whether they are useless or stupid is debilitating. Being obese is unnecessary, harmful, and debilitating.
If what I say is true, then the very important question that follows is, "What are we going to do about it?"
If we leave responsibility for change to incompetent obese children, we won't get very far. If we leave the onus on parents who feel ill-equipped to advocate for healthier choices for their children, we will most likely fail as well.
Of course, there is no "one size fits all" solution, and, there is more than one solution. This suggests that there may be a suitable solution for most families. It's a matter of adapting the right methods for change to the families that will be most receptive to these methods.
It is also important to us that you both feel comfortable and confident about the child therapist you have chosen to work with.
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