happyhappy 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Anyone else seen this story? I hear that he has been allowed to stay with his 'caring parents'. 4 times the weight of a healthy child. Disgusting. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Care Threat For Obese Child A severely obese eight-year-old boy faces being taken into care because of his size. Connor McCreaddie tips the scales at 14st - four times the weight of a healthy child of his age. His mother Nicola McKeown, 35, acknowledges his problems but is desperate not to see him taken into care. Today, she will meet specialists from North Tyneside Council to discuss what steps should be taken before Connor develops health problems. Miss McKeown said: "If Connor gets taken into care that is the worst scenario there could be. "Hopefully, we will be able to come up with a good plan and he might just be put on the at-risk register. That wouldn't be so bad because there would be help at the end of it." The schoolboy, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, featured on Tonight with Trevor McDonald exploring childhood obesity. Film crews from the show followed the youngster's day-to-day life for a month. Connor has difficulty dressing and washing himself, misses school regularly because of poor health and is a target for bullies. "People pick on us because of my weight. They call us fat. It makes us feel sick of the nutters always shouting at us," he said. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 it's hard to be sympathetic when you realise he's not genetically that way but ate his way into his plight. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 i saw it on tv, and it's totally his parents fault. his mum was feeding the kid fried ham, eggs and chips for dinner. she said something like "he doesn't eat vegetables". freaking hell woman, that's a form of child abuse. prince charles came out the other day and said that fast food such as mcdonalds should be banned. has the world gone mad? why can't people look after themselves and accept responsibility these days? australia is going down the same sad obese path. it really is beyond me why people can't understand that a basic balanced diet and a moderate amount of exercise is the key to a healthy lifestyle. the world seems obsessed with diet trends and obesity killing wonder drugs, or looking for some sort of gene that causes fatness.... i eat whatever i feel like, but generally i'm quite conscious of what i eat and i pretty much eat fresh food (much like many other, fit and active people on here i'm sure). Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 a candidate for the biggest loser! Link to post Share on other sites
giggsy 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Child abuse, that's what it is. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 no way...he's in training for sumo! Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by thursday: it's hard to be sympathetic when you realise he's not genetically that way but ate his way into his plight. I think he deserves every sympathy. He's 8 years old! What does the future hold for him - staying with a mother who seems incapable of taking care of and educating him or being put into care where he'll risk being shipped from home to home, more bullying & possibly even sexual abuse. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Me too. He may not be bright and have his problems but the parents are the criminals. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Quote: it really is beyond me why people can't You said it. The only logical explanation is that a lot of people really are not very bright. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Wallsend is where Alan Shearer is from, in case anyone is interested. Peter Beardsley too. I think some Geordies were kind of embarrassed about this program, but a couple of days later an even heavier girl was found somewhere else. I didn't see the program, but on it his sister, who isn't fat, apparently blames his mother for giving in too easily. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Is his mother fat? Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I saw an interview and she seemed rather hefty. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 On morning tv just now there has been an interview with a 42 stone mother of 4. She can't get out of bed she is so huge. She looks like that Konishiki * 2. Absolutely disgusting. Of course, the fact that she was in that state was "somebody elses fault" and had nothing to do with the fact that she eats fryups for breakfast. It reminded me of one of those Creature Comfort shorts where the animals talk. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 42 stone 672lbs or 305 kgs by my calculations. That's more than the weight limit for most Japanese elevators! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 305kg!? And how heavy was Konishiki? That is just disgusting. At what point do people like that suddenly notice they are hugely overweight? Surely there are signs.... like being a bit overweight, then a bit more, and a big more. Link to post Share on other sites
The Takayama Tearer 0 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Potential yokozuna, I say. Send him over. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I think sumo wrestlers must have hard time to lose their weight after they retire. Because I know how hard it is to lose any! Quote: 672lbs or 305 kgs by my calculations. That's more than the weight limit for most Japanese elevators! I don't like it when an elevator gives me a warning when I get in. But I also think this happens a lot to chubby person like me. Link to post Share on other sites
kappa 0 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by smurf: I agree with Giggsy, child abuse, he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong or good and bad. It is a sin. Link to post Share on other sites
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