tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post4309299488288339851..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: Argh!Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-25068414562469043382009-04-28T21:59:00.000-05:002009-04-28T21:59:00.000-05:00Thanks for the suggestion to write the reps; I'm a...Thanks for the suggestion to write the reps; I'm a Massachusetts resident and I contacted the DPH last fall when I first heard about this. I never got a response, but for some reason didn't make the connection to letting my elected officials knowing how I felt about this.<br /><br />Time to write more letters! Woohoo!Michelle W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03976668315151169689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-83160856656995038512009-04-15T20:50:00.000-05:002009-04-15T20:50:00.000-05:00This is ridiculous. I'm not surprised by it, but ...This is ridiculous. I'm not surprised by it, but still disgusted. This focus on a correct weight is just so harmful to the psyches of children (and adults!) This needs to stop and soon.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098013076632075762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-60632300484596699342009-04-10T09:30:00.000-05:002009-04-10T09:30:00.000-05:00Maybe they can grade on cuteness too? And what abo...Maybe they can grade on cuteness too? And what about height? Some of those kids are short.....look around any kindergarten class! How else are we going to get them to compete and become obsessed if we don't shame them? <BR/> There are a few things I'd like to teach those who "think" this is the way to go and they are saving lives. This whole direction makes me sad. They're worried about weight yet forgetting human kindness and tolerance for differences. We here know that this trend is growing and it's going to require a different approach to stop it. This is emotional abuse at it's sneakiest!<BR/><BR/> I'm all FOR more time to get outside and run and play for our young children.<BR/><BR/>I think we must be mindful of the ANAL RETENTIVE ruling our lives. They never quite stop at their own life. We are talking about some basic human freedoms here and they keep chipping away at them. We have a right to an education WITHOUT discrimination. If Ma. passed a law against this they ought to honor it no matter the age!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476646540007179475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-71680803036140182522009-04-10T08:40:00.000-05:002009-04-10T08:40:00.000-05:00I was fired up and ready to go when I read this st...I was fired up and ready to go when I read this story on AOL...it's so counterproductive and will do infinitely more bad than good imo...check out my lj for my rant:<BR/>carpediempcw.livejournal.comTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073198753178730282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-80614547020013772292009-04-09T21:10:00.000-05:002009-04-09T21:10:00.000-05:00AED's recently issued guidelines on childhood obes...AED's recently issued guidelines on childhood obesity programs are really worthwhile IMO:<BR/>http://aedweb.org/media/Guidelines.cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-22465829950412552302009-04-09T17:17:00.000-05:002009-04-09T17:17:00.000-05:00The irony of this happening in one of the few stat...The irony of this happening in one of the few states that actually passed weight-discrimination legislation ...<BR/><BR/>I guess it was a preemptive strike since they figured the kids would need it once they came of working age, having yo-yo dieted and binged their way to larger sizes as a result of having to deal with the shame of their oh-so-accurate BMIs being broadcast on their report cards over the course of their school years.<BR/><BR/>*repeated headdesk*littlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718332143368553659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-81253251762448696062009-04-09T13:46:00.000-05:002009-04-09T13:46:00.000-05:00Oh, thanks for the link, Rachel. That's perfect. N...Oh, thanks for the link, Rachel. That's perfect. Now those of you in Mass. have some scientific ammunition to take to your legislators. . ..Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-81030259102380249132009-04-09T13:39:00.000-05:002009-04-09T13:39:00.000-05:00Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, a professor of epidemiolo...Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, concluded a study last year about the effectiveness of sending home weight report cards. Most parents reacted simply by encouraging their kids to diet. Five years later, those fat kids whose parents encouraged them to diet were much more likely to still be overweight than fat kids who weren't encouraged to diet. More study details and links are <A HREF="http://the-f-word.org/blog/index.php/2008/06/05/a-is-for-average-weight-f-is-for-fat/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442545891223505489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-23200900984538097432009-04-09T10:35:00.000-05:002009-04-09T10:35:00.000-05:00Right on Harriet! Now... how to communicate those ...Right on Harriet! Now... how to communicate those message to the self-styled Weight Police?!?Suzanne Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798641827361424802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-61839549409116218252009-04-09T08:25:00.000-05:002009-04-09T08:25:00.000-05:00Harriet, I heard this on the radio yesterday and a...Harriet, I heard this on the radio yesterday and almost drove off the road. GAH, GAAAHHH, and DOUBLE GAH, with a healthy OFFS thrown in.<BR/>Not only have I called my reps, but I've been in fairly regular contact with our state rep on various mental health issues, esp since D got sick. He's starting to get a very different picture on these issues from our household.IrishUpnoreply@blogger.com