Childhood Obesity Awareness Campaign

Not too long ago I wrote an article about another article about childhood obesity. Yesterday I stumbled on another article about Childhood Obesity Awareness. In my position I wanted to add in my insight on childhood obesity, my position is from being an obese teenager. A lot has changed since then I am more in shape than before but am forever imprinted a concern about my weight and appearance. I question myself every day on my looks and even my self esteem, which has improved.
A series of ads have been released discussing childhood obesity in order to make it aware. It was quoted that it blamed the victims of childhood obesity and their family. A line saying "it starts at home and at the buffet line" another saying "it's hard to be a little girl when you're not." Blunt. The debate in the article on whether it would cause parents to take action or would it do the opposite and cause parents to avoid it even further. Very interesting debate.
As a teenage, if I saw that ad I would be even more ashamed of myself. The reason I say that is because being in the position I was in, I was already sensitive of how I looked. I would avoid my reflection like it was the plague, which I sometimes do right now. The ad just states what I already know, not how to fix it. I feel like it takes a lot for a person to take responsibility for their body and improve themselves. Parents today are confused on how to tend to their children's health without just taking them to the doctor. They expect to just drop their child on the laps of a doctor and everything would be ok. The ad should be talking about something like that.
I was fortunate to have my parent's support. My father actually jogged beside me as he encouraged me to run laps around the soccer field near our park. That was one of the most difficult moments for me. Positive reinforcement can help too by telling your child how much nicer they looked. You must make the positive outweigh the negative as much as possible. The little girl in the video talks about being picked on because of her weight, I remember those days. I agree, parents need to stand up and encourage their children to eat healthy, stay active and most importantly be positive.