Isn't this Child Abuse?

(bencon) wrote in message . com...
First of all, if the children had been participating in sports to
begin with, the chances are that they would have never had the obesity
problem in the first place. It is the parents fault for not providing
an active environment for their child pre-school.

Secondly, how else would you recommend the sports programs raise
money? Can they hold a bake sale? Noooo, they will make the kids fat
with those horrible baked goods. Can they use school budget? NOoo,
it isn't fair to the tax payers. Mybe they can sell autographs!!!
Why don't we just cut out all sports since we cannot agree on how to
pay for them. Then all the kids will be fat and we won't be partial to
any of them. That makes since. Kids are not going to buy straight
water out of a vending machine, and juices have just as much sugar and
generally MORE calories than the soda.

We need to have more parental supervision in the home. That is where
the child learns the importance of being active. That is where the
child develops the power to decide when enough is enough. That is the
only answer. We cannot strip freedoms from the children. They will
never learn that way.

Since you propose "freedom" for children you may as well give them the
'right to vote,' and who knows they may even chose to have health care
for children in America...

(Don Quijote) wrote in message . com...
(bencon) wrote in message . com...
First of all, if the children had been participating in sports to
begin with, the chances are that they would have never had the obesity
problem in the first place. It is the parents fault for not providing
an active environment for their child pre-school.

Secondly, how else would you recommend the sports programs raise
money? Can they hold a bake sale? Noooo, they will make the kids fat
with those horrible baked goods. Can they use school budget? NOoo,
it isn't fair to the tax payers. Mybe they can sell autographs!!!
Why don't we just cut out all sports since we cannot agree on how to
pay for them. Then all the kids will be fat and we won't be partial to
any of them. That makes since. Kids are not going to buy straight
water out of a vending machine, and juices have just as much sugar and
generally MORE calories than the soda.

We need to have more parental supervision in the home. That is where
the child learns the importance of being active. That is where the
child develops the power to decide when enough is enough. That is the
only answer. We cannot strip freedoms from the children. They will
never learn that way.

Since you propose "freedom" for children you may as well give them the
'right to vote,' and who knows they may even chose to have health care
for children in America...

Taking vending machines out of schools is not the way to solve the
problem of childhood obesity. i don't see it so much as a question of
freedoms as it is common sense. if you eat a lot of anything it is
not healthy. kids can drink soda and eat snacks in moderation. it is
also important to be active and not sit in front of the tv right when
they get home from school. these things need to be instilled at a
young age.