Childhood Obesity: The Role of the Parents Eng. 122 Professor Clark October 24‚ 2010 Childhood Obesity: The Role of the Parents Introduction: As childhood obesity continues to rise people begin to look for answers. With the finger of blame pointing vehemently about‚ many theories have come about as to the possible causes. The food industry is at the top of the list of possible villains. The media has also shared in the blame for making our kids fat and lazy. Technology has even
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Parents Are To Blame For Juvenile Delinquency Once a woman discovers the fact that she is pregnant and makes the choice to become a mother‚ she and the father have an obligation to provide a future for that unborn baby. Married or not‚ the child becomes the parents’ responsibility legally‚ emotionally‚ morally‚ and physically. Parents are signing an unwritten contract to protect and provide for their child‚ until the child is of age‚ to do so his or herself. Parenting does not come with a handbook;
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Childhood Obesity: The Responsibility of Parents Although obesity is a very sensitive topic‚ it is a pressing issue in modern culture‚ and it is something we cannot ignore. Who is responsible for the health of America? Is it parents‚ teachers‚ or is it the responsibility of fast food marketers to properly inform their audience? Often the blame is shifted to other people and to other influences like billboards and commercials‚ but rarely is the individual held responsible for their health. Lawsuits
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foods’ growing popularity‚ obesity is also becoming a growing problem. Everyone blames each other for the obesity epidemic‚ but no one can take the blame and accept that it is possibly our faults. While America is reaching for fast-food companies for an easy meal‚ more Americans are beginning to tip the scales on their way to obesity. Everyone can see that obesity is a problem‚ but no one can say‚ ‘it was our fault’‚ ‘we made ourselves this way’‚ or‚ ‘no‚ do not blame them.’ All of America is
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Fast Food: Is it Really The One to Blame For Obesity? Obesity in children goes up in huge numbers every year‚ and in just 2002‚ twenty six percent of schoolchildren were said to be overweight. Fast food restaurants‚ such as McDonald’s‚ were being blamed and sued by parents for the epidemic of obesity. Parents make the claim that fast food is the reason their children are overweight‚ but is fast food really the reason for the increase in the quantity of obese children? Fast food eateries are not
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Childhood Obesity: Video Games Not To Blame According to a 2006 American Obesity Association Study‚ approximately 30.3% of children (6-11 years) are overweight and 15.3% are obese. For teens (12-19 years) 33.4% are overweight and 15.5% obese. Who is planning on having children in the future? Who is planning on raising overweight or obese children? I bet if someone asked that question 20 years ago the response would be about the same; but in the last two decades the rate of overweight and obese
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Patrick Ingram English 120-17 Obese but it’s not my fault Here is your brand new baby boy! You were born twenty inches long‚ about seven pounds; the doctors tell your parents everything is great with you. Life is good but that only lasts for so long; your parents are young always arguing eventually your father feels like he cannot take it anymore and becomes fed up‚ gets his stuff and disappears. You are young and naïve‚ you begin to think that you were the reason that your father leaves; that
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Fast Food Industry Not to Blame for Obesity Shoving bad food into your mouth at a fast food restaurant isn’t your fault‚ it’s the industry that is to blame. Now that doesn’t sound right‚ does it? In today’s society‚ Americans tend to think that something isn’t our fault‚ that someone else is to blame‚ this is called the blame game. Carl Pickhardt claims‚ “Blame never resolves conflict; it only protracts conflict by inflaming whatever grievance is involved.” Prolonging the confilct by blaming
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The Obesity Epidemic: Who is to Blame? We live in a country rich in prided accomplishments. We have our Constitution: promoting a government of the people‚ for the people. With that we have the freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ etc. We have beautiful scenic geography from coast to coast and a wide range of cultures and races in our population. However‚ there is one thing in particular that makes The United States of America a laughingstock of the world. Our Healthcare. To many
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Olson Mrs. Novak September 17‚ 2012 Final Draft Are Parents Really to Blame for Their Kids’ Behavior? Watching how children‚ or even teenagers my age‚ act‚ I wonder how or why their parents let them get away with their behavior. What causes some kids to talk disrespectful to others or throw temper tantrums for the littlest reasons? My parents would tell me how‚ when they were my age‚ no one acted out like how children do today; that parents do not have the morals or values that the earlier generations
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