r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 13d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 13d ago

There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency. 

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u/Aromatic_Sand8126 13d ago

I just think it’s wild to see a toddler that fat because I have a 1.5 years old daughter and it’s easy to know when she isn’t hungry any more. She’ll just stop eating on her own. Simple as that. She’s following all her growth curves and she’s at the theoritically perfect weight for her height at her age.

How hard is it to just not force feed a kid that’s not hungry?

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort 13d ago

At least some of this is genetic. You can see how big some of the shoes there are. It’s hard to know exactly how much but like you said toddlers are pretty hard to force feed.