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really overweight 4 year old?

i live with my uncle and he has a 4 year old daughter. she is soo over weight. she breathes through her mouth very heavily. she has trouble getting up, sometimes i have to help her get up. when i first moved in, i didn't understand how she got so over weight but once i lived with them for awhile. i see that all they feed her is junk. they'll give her bag of chips everyday, they rarely cook.. mostly eat fast food. if they do cook for her, it's always fried. i was watchin a movie with her the other day and she went into the kitchen to get those kraft processed cheese slices, she ate like 4 of them throughout the movie. she'll cry/throw a fit if she doesn't get what she wants. she asked me to get her some ice cream, i said "no" and she kept repeating herself over and over "get me ice cream".. she sits infront of the tv all day, they never take her out to exercise. they laugh and tease her for being over weight.. i know it's not right to tell a parent how to raise their child. but would you do anything in this situation?. thanks guys. i'm still a minor myself. i go to school and i don't have money to buy her healthy food. i only get $50 a week.. i usually spend that on my bus to school. i will definately take her to a park sometimes after school. & maybe buy her fruit and healthy snacks if i have a little extra money. thanks.

Public Comments

1. Thats so sad. Its like its own form of child abuse. When they are that young they need someone responsible feeding them food that is good for them and at 4 years old it is extremely sad you would have to force her to be active, I can't settle my kids down. I may be so disgusted I would say something like "you know how extremely unhealthy this is, not to mention the slack she is going to get at school because YOU failed to properly take care of her." I don't know what good that would do though people do what they want to do its just so sad.
2. If you are old enough to be on the internet typing so eloquently, then I think you are old enough to take action yourself. Start cooking dinners and take her out yourself to the park and outside. All you can do is set a good example and to be there as much as possible to help her evolve past fast food and tv.
3. I'd call CPS. They need a serious wake up call.
4. If the parents don't see the problem and harm they r doing to their child if u tell them it will only cause u problems. Someone needs to say something thats not in the same household. You can be the one to set a good example, show her there is life outside her home. U can start cooking dinner doesn't need to be every night but tell them u will be making dinner for the whole family, those nights u make dinner will mean she's not eating out
5. How about instead of sitting down to watch TV all day YOU volunteer to take this poor child out for a walk, to the park, to play outside, throw a ball, kick a ball do something besides just sit and watch the poor child do it. You can also prepare her some healthy food, do you make your own food or do you eat the garbage with them? Be a role model to this child. It's not to late to change her habits.
6. I was overweight as a child and she has not started school yet. If you want to help her then NOW is the time. Once she starts school she will have a very hard time. It is sad that she is being teased @ home and it will only continue to get worse! Are her parents overweight? If they are than they should HELP her and themselves @ the same time. Have u talked to them about this? If u think u can help that girl get healthier, then DO IT!!! Make her healthy snacks and put some music on and dance and have fun! She wont even know that u are trying to help her lose weight. Make it fun and what ever u do do NOT make FUN of her! It hurts, trust me I know!
7. wow that is really sad. I would move out. Parents like that need CPS called - seriously.
8. that's so sad,especially the fact that they tease her on being fat when they brought her to that state.smh, i think you should take her out more and show her what her parents should be doing..take those times that your with her to show her how it should be..and maybe one day offer to go grocery shopping for them and buy healthy snacks like wheat thins and fruits and such,or cook dinner one night.i mean ANYTHING to help this family and especially this poor child. good luck,hope everything works out for the best:)