Listen to the children getting fat. Can you hear it? The words are silent yet the silence is deafening. The cry of loneliness is only surpassed by the ones of fear of the future. Being fat, as a kid, must be horrific. Being teased at school makes these kids want to run away and hide. How can they cope with all the bad words, the bad eyes and all the bad thoughts. Ever wonder what it must be like? Put yourself in their shoes for just one day!

Can you hear the cry of an obese child?

Writing about such a subject makes me so mad. I fell guilty yet hopeless as I see all the fat kids try to look happy. They have no measure to compare with. Their only comfort is when they are eating with their parents. They just gobble down whatever we give them without thinking of what it is doing to them.

Can you hear the cry of an obese child?

Look, they are everywhere! Every time your turn around at the mall their is another helpless child, yes a fat child. As a parent, how does it make you feel inside. If you are thinking about having children, look around you, look at what your child will look like in the very near future. Can you feel the cry? Look in their eyes and reach out to them, they are so helpless.

Can you hear the cry of an obese child?

Children can be so soft and cuddly, yet can be so direct and truthful about what they see. Their words can be full of hope and childish innocence yet they utter absolute truth. They call a spade a spade. Fat kids will tell you what you want to hear. You are their mentor and they want to please you. You offer them comfort and they do not want to disappoint you. They only tell you what they want you to hear. They do not want you to fell their pain. It all changes when they are with their peers.

Can you hear the cry of an obese child?

As you walk to work or if you drive by a school yard, listen to the cry. Just imagine the feelings fat kids have. Listen to them breath, as they huff and puff for their every breath. Can you see yourself through their eyes? They are everywhere and what are we doing about it?

Parents, grandparents, teachers, doctors, caregivers, religious leaders, politicians, where are you? Fat kids are silently dying everyday. Can you not hear their cry? Just listen, the sound is deafening. Food for thought.

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Good Nutrition in School Can Help to Fight Childhood Obesity

Perhaps you are trying to help your obese child lose weight, or you feel he or she may be in danger of becoming overweight or unhealthy because of their eating and exercise habits.

If so, it is important that you consider the impact of your child’s time at school as you think about what you need to change.

As the U.S. government has studied obesity, many of their agencies have produced reports and established guidelines to help parents and school systems understand how to make important changes.

These guidelines are designed to encourage our children to eat healthy foods and get plenty of exercise.

Across the country, schools are beginning to offer more good food choices, and look at their physical education and extra curricular activities to ensure that they encourage good habits.

Of course your involvement and understanding is important if your child is going to get the right support while she or he is in school during the day.

And, you need to ensure that your child understands the importance of CHOOSING the healthy foods and participating in exercise programs, but the first step is to make sure these choices are AVAILABLE to your child.

Working with medical organizations, the USDA published a ‘Prescription for Change’, and ‘Healthy School Nutrition Environments’.

These reports were meant to be used by schools to improve their nutritional program.

Here are some of the recommendations included in those reports.

** The Serving and Dining Environment
** The Federal, State and local government must provide adequate funding for food and eating environs to support healthy eating.

** Dining space will be adequate, pleasant and socially accommodating, and will accommodate all students and staff scheduled to eat at a certain time of day.

** Serving areas will be sufficient to ensure that every student has access to meals with a minimum of waiting time, so that they have plenty of time to eat before their next class.

** The staff and administration of the school, AND the students and parents will analyze the current environment, working together to create a space that matches the needs of all parties.

Nutritional Concerns Regarding Meals and Foods

** Meals should comply with USDA nutritional standards and guidelines, and students should have plenty of food choices, with new foods introduced to keep the menu interesting and healthy.

** Food preparation and preferences should be varied enough to comply with various tastes and ethnic preferences or religious requirements.

** Additional food and drink offered, over and above meals served, e.g. vending machines and packaged ‘snacks’, will represent the 5 major food groups in the Food Guide Pyramid.

**Students must have designated lunch periods, long enough for them to get their food and eat at a healthy pace.

** Lunch periods should be as close to the middle of the day as possible and should allow time for socialization and a relaxed eating pace.

** All decisions made by the school system regarding the type, variety and quantity of food and drink to be sold in the school will be based on nutritional goals and sound guidelines, NOT on the profit the school can make.

Nutrition and Health Focused Curriculum

** Kindergarten through Grade 12 classes should include education and information on healthy eating habits and the types of foods a child should eat to stay healthy and help them grow.

Now that you understand the concerns and recommendations of the USDA and the national medical organizations, go to a school board meeting and talk to the board members about what they are doing to comply with these guidelines.

If you don’t know what your child’s eating environment and food choices are, visit the school and find out. Get involved with the PTA or PTO in your school system and get to work!

Victor K. Pryles is the publisher of “Child Obesity”-What It Is & How To Cope at http://www.paupertravel.com/childobesity/obesity.html You can join The Puaper Book Club be sending a blank e-mail to: ilovebooks@prosender.com