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I have 2 children myself and they get fresh cooked food every night with vegetables too, I dont blame the government for obesity in children, its down to us parents to make our kids eat healthy. However hard it may seem to a lot of people there is always a healthy way of eating.

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Oooh look Phlegm's gone off site, it's seven-thirty do you think the pizza-mans called with her childrens tea?

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why..? 28-02-2006 19:01 Foul little man!

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BrainLess speaks again. Knowing nothing but insults. You live by them.

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The first time you called me brainless I gave you karma because you made me laugh, please don't expect anymore for a very long time.
I don't want to disturb you from getting the KFC ordered.
:D

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Ther is not a KFC or a Pizza shop within 8 miles of where I live knowall

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Believe it or not - but some parents do go to work (I think everyone so far has assumed their on benefits) and I could fully understand that if both parents are working 45 hrs/week they don't have time to come home & cook a meal from scratch. There is so much pressure to rush life that we all often go for the easier & quicker option (not ness cheaper).

I hope that when I have kids I will be in a position to stay off work so I have the time to educate & feed them better quality food. (although not with my cooking skills at the moment!).

I still think it is down to the parents rather than the government but I think it is much harder nowadays that it has been for parents in the past.

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You have won arse, I have asked to be withdrawn. I am astounded that this level of insult is not kept in check by the mods.

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What insult? I've been reasonably nice to you compared to some but they all stick around to get their revenge on me.

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Another point to be taken into consideration is the number of fizzy drinks that some children consume......all loaded with sugar.
There has got to be an advantage in making childrem more active too. Even at school playtime there is little real physical activity......children no longer play the physically active games like skipping, tag, and hop-scotch. In fact i'm sure that I read about a school that was enlisting the services of someone to teach the children skipping games. This problem is multi-faceted and needs a multi-faceted approach.
Parents have a hard job.....OK, no-one ever said it was going to be easy......the state too must take some responsibility for allowing people to become dependent on someone else to sort out all the problems......I am NOT saying that the state is responsible for obesity in children....just the 'nanny' attitude that has prevailed for far too many years.

Do you as a parent remember doing without something as a child....? and then thinking that when you were a parent yourself you would not deny your child things...? I think most of us have been there. It is too easy to give in to the desires of children. We see ourselves as 'bad' parents if we don't provide the things our children ask for. Perhaps parents should learn to say NO more often.

Oh.....by the way, this is a very acrimonious thread....and it doesn't need to be.

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:D dont worry Less i got bad karma for wishing Lettie happy two birthdays....:D

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Yes it is, so have a few other threads been recently.

There is a common theme, but I wouldn't be so rude as to name her.:p

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The only criticism that can really be levelled at the Government, about childhood obesity, is the nutritional value of school dinners, like Willow pointed out.

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Willow, you should make them carry their lunch the extra weight will help them exercise something children need to do more of these days! Unless of course the size of your sandwiches means that health & safety would cause them to have a fork lift licence to transport it safely!
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Roflmao!!! funny enough so is my mother :rolleyes: