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Parents of kids addicted to food do not admit that the kids have a problem

Parents of kids addicted to food do not admit that the kids have a problem
8/3/2007 6:53:00 AM workyworky
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These is a big problem with the parents of kids with food addictions they do not want to admit that the kids has a problem and the kids are only going into a hole , I don't understand why are parent killing the kids
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8/15/2007 2:39:24 PM layla
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Yeah this is a bit of a tough one. There was a suggestin in the UK that having an obese child should be seen as a form of child abuse, and the children should be taken away. I think this is a bit draconian, but I do think a middle ground should be reached, perhaps with social services nad the family doctor working together with the family to better educate them about nutrition.
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9/15/2007 8:46:57 PM vampiregrl
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It's always difficult for a parent to admit that their child has a problem, and when it's something like a food addiction they may believe that the child will grow out of it in time. Also, children with food addictions sometimes will have a parent with a food addiction, and to admit that the child needs help, the parent has to change his or her eating habits, also. That's tough to do.
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9/20/2007 6:48:15 PM simonsays
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I agree that when people have a food addiction, their children also become addicted to food simply because they watch and learn from the parents. It is sad when adults do not admit to themselves that they are addicted is worse as it appears that they do not want to admit that their children are going to have a problem as well.
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10/4/2007 5:09:34 AM mydadsdaughter
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I personally have huge issues with this. I understand that there are many people out there who do not have a healthy relationship with food, but when it comes to allowing your child to become SO obese that it affects their health or could even possibly kill then is just NOT on, there is NO excuse.

It might be a bit of a blunt thing to say, but to me, parents should put their children before their own weakness, grow a backbone and take control of their childs diet, health and future ;)
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10/15/2007 12:33:54 PM alessandra
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There was a recent Oprah show about this and these parents had three sons and they were all obsese. They showed the parents a visual image of how the boys would look as teenagers, then middle adults, and then in their fourties. It was a huge eye opener for the parents to actually see how overweight their kids would be when they got older. So the kids ended up losing a lot of weight after the show, so ya that's a good method to show the parents.
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3/17/2008 10:42:55 PM Intrill01
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layla said: Yeah this is a bit of a tough one. There was a suggestin in the UK that having an obese child should be seen as a form of child abuse, and the children should be taken away. I think this is a bit draconian, but I do think a middle ground should be reached, perhaps with social services nad the family doctor working together with the family to better educate them about nutrition.


I agree it is the parent's fault if they keep their fridge stocked with junk food, and teach their children that it is ok to eat junk. But there are millions of kids that develop this eating addiction without the parents having a thing to do with it, and it is easy for them to go to a school vending machine, a friends house,  etc. and grab some junk food. Just like parents don't have cocaine in their home when their child becomes an addict, the same goes for food.

If parents can get out of denial about it, then the best thing to do is get help for their child.
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3/18/2008 2:04:14 PM jamaicamecrazy
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workyworky said: These is a big problem with the parents of kids with food addictions they do not want to admit that the kids has a problem and the kids are only going into a hole , I don't understand why are parent killing the kids


It's really hard for a parent to tell their kid not to eat. Especially when most the other kids around them are.
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3/19/2008 1:17:09 PM rainbowbright
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I cannnot be on a diet around my mom!  She will put food in my face and say eat, eat you're not fat.. I know she's just being a mom and encouraging me to eat healthy but diets do not work around some people.  She's the type of person that can eat all she wants and not gain any weight.  But the difference is that she has time to work out and I don't so it get hard.  But some parents are much more accepting than society.
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3/19/2008 3:11:09 PM Aries
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rainbowbright said: I cannnot be on a diet around my mom!  She will put food in my face and say eat, eat you're not fat.. I know she's just being a mom and encouraging me to eat healthy but diets do not work around some people.  She's the type of person that can eat all she wants and not gain any weight.  But the difference is that she has time to work out and I don't so it get hard.  But some parents are much more accepting than society.


Yeah, I know the type. She's probably trying to protect you from becoming anorexic, but that's not something you become overnight. Good intentions huh? How much do you weigh anyway?
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4/10/2008 8:33:59 PM Stormstar878
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I remember people always saying that you should never limit your kids foods because they are kids and you don't want to have a complex about food or make them feel left out. But what is wrong with choosing healthy foods for your children? Just because your neighbors let their kids eat as many candy bars as they want, doesn't mean that you have to do the same thing. Make the right choices for your own kids. Each kid is different.
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9/2/2008 9:59:37 AM bambam69
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My mom has a friend whos daughter is 4 years old and seriously soooo chubby! When she comes over she just walks up to the fridg or into the pantry and eats and eats and eats. My mom started hiding all the chocolates before they came over because she would just eat them all. I guess for breakfast her mom was saying she eats a whole tub of this type of cheese and its about $8 a tub. The tub isn't HUGE so dont get me wrong but it still feeds more than one person during breakfast time. But the thing about this isn't that she eats so much, its that her mom complains that he daughter doesn't enough at all!!!!! I wanted to laugh so hard when she complained about this!
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9/2/2008 10:42:34 AM alessandra
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Lol that's a pretty crazy situation.  Honestly, I don't think four year olds should be deciding what to eat.  I babysit a two and three year old and they're average size for their ages.  I only let them have one small candy if they obey and we have snacks while coloring, but they're not as concerned about food compared to playing a game or with boys.  But I can't imagine the three or even four year old girl deciding when and what to eat in less than a year.  Of course she's going to eat all of the sweet chocolates and rich foods, they taste the best!  And a four year old isn't conscience about their weight, they may realize they're different than other kids, but they can't understand the long term affects of being extremely chubby.
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9/11/2008 11:19:21 AM bebe24
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 Her mom says she doesn't eat?? Thats crazy! I dont think kids should be allowed to eat more than one sweet a day. My moms rules was that we had to eat a normal breakfast and a healthy lunch and a healthy dinner and we couldn't miss one. If we wanted snacks and sweets during the day she never limited us, but after 5 no sugar was allowed and if we were hungry after dinner only fruits were permitted and I think thats a perfect rule to have. Not me or my sister came out fat and now were used to this.
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10/28/2008 3:17:28 PM Mrs.Ugly
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bebe24 said:  Her mom says she doesn't eat?? Thats crazy! I dont think kids should be allowed to eat more than one sweet a day. My moms rules was that we had to eat a normal breakfast and a healthy lunch and a healthy dinner and we couldn't miss one. If we wanted snacks and sweets during the day she never limited us, but after 5 no sugar was allowed and if we were hungry after dinner only fruits were permitted and I think thats a perfect rule to have. Not me or my sister came out fat and now were used to this.

My family is the same way. Except the only sweet we were allowed to have after dinner was ice cream if we were watching a movie together. I think its good, basically they're keep us nutritioned with all the healthy food and that food keeps us full to where we dont have to eat junk food. But I also remember some households as a kid where the parents did not permit any soda or any candy and they would get mad if any was brought home. I think thats a bit too far, whenever those friends would come over my house they'd eat sooo much sweets and at school too. Sweets were like their drug and they wouldn't say no to it every chance they got. Its better to keep it balanced.
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