Do you think parents realise they e harming their kids by letting them eat junk food and sit around watching DVDs?
Parents are torn between the need for tough love and keeping calm in the household. Most know they shouldn’t be giving their children certain foods, but the other side of the equation saying “no” has too many repercussions. So it’s not until things get really bad that parents actually start to look at the situation with more realism. And usually, at that point, the children are already overweight. Are parents fighting a losing battle against junk-food ads? They’re in a very hard situation. People who market convenience foods go straight to the kids and let them do the marketing for them. So parents definitely need to be very strong and that can often be too hard. Convenience foods are really yummy and kids want them. Are parents just too busy to make healthy meals? Absolutely! The families on the TV show are typically very hardworking. They spend time away from their loved ones, either at work or traveling to and from their job. Parents are torn as they want to get ahead in their caree
