these days we are a lot more educated about food though there was a time when pretty much no one bothered what the calorie content was or how much sugar something is packed with.
you can't really tell someone else how to raise their kids though
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these days we are a lot more educated about food though there was a time when pretty much no one bothered what the calorie content was or how much sugar something is packed with.
you can't really tell someone else how to raise their kids though
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Because parents are too busy looking after their own kid(s) to bother giving advice to other parents?
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Lot less obese kids in the 'olden days' though.
I was talking about caffeine though, not the sugar content.
a lot more playing outside with ball games , hopsotch , tag , kick the can , rounders , frizebee , kerby etc though.
these days I rarely see kids playing outside and when they are they aren't exactly what I would call active.
peoples lives changed and the diets didn't
you don't even see many kids with bikes or skateboards around here , I can't remember the last time I saw a kid on skates either
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Kids are getting far too much sugar in their diets today though (and too little exercise) so that's much more of a problem than a little caffeine (say from a Coke)
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Close.
There is no such thing as a perfect parent, we all fail at it to some degree.
It's only once you have tried that you realise how hard it is.
McDonalds is as bad as anything.
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Indeed, but diets have changed. More sugar (it's in *everything* now, even things like baked beans) whereas in the past sugar was obvious in sweets and fizzy drinks but not in the processed crap kids eat nowadays.
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I think my lad would tell you I'm a perfect parent...OK scratch that, I'm a little too strict but I'm close to perfect.
Most people these days not just kids are getting far too much of everything in their diets, demonising sugar or fat depending on how the media is feeling that day is all well and good but it won't solve the fact that many people these days are just gluttons/too lazy to make proper food/totally oblivious to the stuff that passes their lips/never been taught about healthy diets/just don't care delete as appropriate.
and then a fist under his chin to ensure he knew that you meant business.
There isn't an awful lot you can do in these situations, maybe just a tut, look at the floor and shake your head as he walks off. That makes you a moral victor in my book.
More cars / traffic soon put an end to Curby, that's even living in a fairly quiet countryside town
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So far too much fibre? Or vitamins? Or iron? You're right as in diets today aren't as balanced as they should be.
Combined with a sedentary lifestyle is trouble.
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Let it be and carried on.
I am sure the parents know the dangers of too much fat and sugar. I guess they'll either regret their actions in a few years with the kids developing a health problem from it or the kids may grow up to be well respected members of public who don't cause crime and drink fizzy pop drinks in public.
I am sure the parents know the dangers of too much fat and sugar. I guess they'll either regret their actions in a few years with the kids developing a health problem from it or the kids may grow up to be well respected members of public who don't cause crime and drink fizzy pop drinks in public.
