Welsh, English Threaten Taking Obeses Kids From Parents
It has often been said here in the US that parents who allow their children to become obese or morbidly obese are just as guilty of neglect and abuse as someone who actually physically or mentally neglects or abuses a child, and on some levels I agree, although a parent does not have complete control over their child once they are in school either, so there are other factors at work there.
Well, it seems that in Wales and England, the government is on the fence about deciding what to do with children who are obese. They are debating whether they can take them from the parents as a child protective measure or not, and are threatening with the likelihood of passing law that they can do so if the parents don’t step in to help their obese children and save them from the inevitable life threatening illnesses and disease that come with a lifetime of obesity.
The cited not only child welfare, but expanding (no pun intended) costs associated with accomodating overweight children and adults such as emergency vehicle services equipped with larger ambulance facilities, larger crematory services and more, saying that they need to catch kids early in their obesity to prevent the adult population to flourish with obesity.
They are not just looking at the extreme possible measure of taking an obese child away from their parents, but strict guidelines leading up to that extreme measure which may be able to help the child and parents get them down to a healthy weight before child welfare services kicks in. This means that parents may be able to help their kids out before they are faced with the possibility of having their children taken away. More to come on this if this part of Britain actually goes through with these extreme measure to prevent and discourage childhood obesity.