CMV: Parents who allow their children to

become morbidly obese at a young age should

be subjected to some sort of intervention or
consequences.

I used to work in public schools and the percentage of obese children is both staggering and
disheartening. I consider severe childhood obesity to be a form of physical abuse when it's the
result of parental negligence. Parents that put their kids into lifelong health risks should have
consequences or be forced to accept some form of external support.

What could potentially change my view would be financial circumstances - I understand that
many low-income families rely on fast food and low nutrition meals because they're more
affordable, but seeing elementary school kids with severe diabetes and being so overweight they
can barely walk down the hallway is really difficult to accept. There are resources and options
for low-income families to not just have McDonald's and pizza every day.

I think it ultimately comes down to negligence - it's easier for parents to let their kids constantly
eat junk f