Would you be disappointed in your parenting if your child was overweight?

My child won't be. I feed them healthy food. No fast food or junk food.

They don't sit around all day watching tv or playing games. They actually play outside. Just like us old folks did.

It depends WHY they were overweight. Some people have conditions where being overweight can't be helped. In that case of course not.

But being healthy inside and out, eating the right amounts of the right foods and getting exercise is really important to me as a person and a mom. My husband and I are trying to convey the importance of having a healthy lifestyle to our kids and so far it's working. So yes, if my child was overweight from the foods I was feeding them and from not enough exercise I'd be absolutely disappointed, because it would be my fault. Once they become adults what they eat becomes their choice, but I'd still feel like I'd done something wrong.

If my child was overweight due to me not feeding them properly than yes I would be disappointed. If my child was overweight due to some other reason than no because there are reasons that your child could be over weight and you have no control over it (Ex: Medical Condition).

Not exactly. I would say that it is quite likely considering both her parents are and she's projected to be 6'0" to 6'2". But at 6, she's always had a "normal" BMI.

I was raised on the wrong foods. Excessively so. I was 270 lbs by the time I was in 8th grade. No, I'm not making this up. Letting a kid eat like that wasn't good. I went on a crash diet at 14 and lost 110 lbs. I was still getting fat jokes, only my hair started falling out, my periods stopped, and I was fainting.

It's taken me many years to learn to eat healthier. Mainly, I did it so my daughter wouldn't suffer as bad of fate as me. I'm still fat. My metabolism is all sorts of screwed up after that and another dieting attempt. I'm just healthier now.

There are many reasons why someone would be fat. I don't think we should focus on weight persay, but eating well and exercising. That will make far less people as fat.

I would like to think that i did the best i could. I may fault at times but i am never disappointed in my parenting.

I have 5 kids, all eat super healthy (whole foods, healthy snacks, breastmilk, nothing processed in the house etc.) and have a very active lifestyle. One struggles with her weight (incidentally, her favorite food is salad!) Perhaps I should be disappointed in myself that I copulated with her father whose mother had similar issues? It clearly isn't a reflection on my parenting as all of my kids are fed the same, taught the same and exercised the same. I wasn't disappointed in myself when she became nearsighted either, I just took her to the eye doctor, got her glasses and went about teaching her how to cope with the condition she would have to live with. I don't think we, as parents, need more guilt or finger-pointing. I think we need to set a good example and support our children who have this issue to deal with. That means if you need to lose a few, work out together and make it fun. Help your child to understand caloric intake, healthy food choices and cook together. If you make small, healthy lifestyle changes together you'll find yourself with a kid who handles herself well and knows how to deal with weight issues as an adult.

Yes because; when your child is overweight, it's unhealthy. Your child is more likely to over-eat and eat more junk food. Also, for most people, being overweight makes people feel insecure, y'know? But I'm probably not even gonna want children anyways!

That depends. If my child was overweight because I fed him junk food and never made him exercise then absolutely. Some things can't be helped though and if it was a medical issue then no.

In some cases NO, because maybe you are just very much supportive in you child's eating habit.

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Yes, because I would try to feed my kid healthy food and help them to enjoy exercise and athletic activities, because I do. But I would also take into account my child's body type and not make them feel bad about being a little overweight, sometimes kids grow into their weight.