to ask why would you overfeed your child?

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I'm sure this question has been asked before but, please, can someone explain to me why would a parent overfeed an already obese child?

Every day when I drop my daughter off at nursery I see the same little girl being dropped off too. She is always on her buggy which suggest they live nearby so could potentially walk but never ever do. At pick ups is the same, straight from nursery into buggy. Her face is always covered in chocolate (at 8 in the morning!) and she is always holding some sort of biscuit or chocolate belly so big her shirts don't come below her belly button. I am not talking about a bit chubby, or with a bit of a belly.

I cannot help to think poor child whose mum is happy to keep feeding her biscuits, chocolates, etc. when the child is clearly not in a healthy weight.

I can't help but silently judge her in my head so please can someone explain reasons for this. If you are a mum with an overweight child, why would you do this?

I have owned restaurants in the past and more recently a bistro cafe. They would order their 3 year old a full English, I would always say, ‘oh that’s a lot of food’ they would always reply with ‘ don’t worry they will eat it’ they didn’t understand what I meant. Making children fat is abuse, a fat child is a fat adult.

Children being mistreated is everyone's business. "It takes a village to raise a child" ...

How do you know they're being mistreated. Assumption. Really naive to think that no professional has noticed either.
Takes a village to raise a child yes but the compassion is thin on the ground here.

My compassion is plentiful and for the child and its health, including future health. Of course the child is mistreated if not given decent food in the right amounts. So many on here dismissing basic care as a necessity for children.

You’re not interested in why nor are you silently judging. Here you are telling everyone so you can feel bolstered in their judgement.

Nobody knows their situation, nobody should judge.

It is always horrible to see a child who is potentially unwell for whatever reason - sickness, weight related, mental health concerns, parental struggles etc, I understand that, weight is often an outward sign of all of the above - however your naive, arrogant, passive aggressive “I don’t understand” is self serving attention seeking and perhaps you should get out more and be in touch with reality, you may find it helps answer your concerns. You have time on your hands to post so maybe some charity volunteering with vulnerable children. I work in a corporate role 50 plus hours a week, single parent with 2 children but dedicate time each week to help children who need a little extra support …… similar community volunteering make you less judgemental and open to help those who may need it