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From Taylor, child's age 0

Okay, so nope, I'm not a parent, but I was bored and so nI was reading some of the posts on here, and WHOA! Hold on a second! Don't get me wrong, a lot of the parents on here are taking a very positive approach to their child's weight loss. But in contrast there are far too many parents who use words like "disgusting", "fat", and "lazy" to describe THEIR CHILD! And so many more who put phrases like "I'm humiliated" and "I don't know what to do". Stop and rewind for a sec; is this about YOU? I thought this was about YOUR CHILD! the one who desperately needs help and support, to lose weight. Who needs some one to turn to when they're bullied, or they don't know how to go about losing weight by themselves. It's just sick to be "humiliated" by your own child. If you don't support them no one will, and if they're unhappy about their weight, they'll do whatever they can to get rid of it. But if you don't teach them the right way, they won't know what to do. So in order lose weight, they'll do exactly the OPPOSITE of what they're doing now. They just won't eat or they'll purge everything they eat, and then the have a nice case or anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Do you want that to happen? And when they're underweight will you be "humiliated" or "embarassed" by them? Will you be screaming at them to stop doing sit-ups and go eat dinner? Because being underweight is just as dangerous as being overweight. But I've never come across a site where there are people saying they're humiliated by there 60 pound teenage daughter. So to you parents who are being supportive and doing the right thing, I wish the best for you and you child. You're heart's in the right place, and you will see the reward of happiness in your child's eyes. But for the rest of you who constantly call your child "fat" or a "pig", I hope you change your ways. I would know what it's like. I'm a perfectly healthy weigth... 127 at 5'6", but still everytime I put on a bathing suit or eat a snack I have to hear my parents talking about how chubby I am or how much of a pig I am. It's not easy. So do something to help your child. By calling them names or saying your embarassed by them, you're only hurting them.