Any person who really experienced child abuse would tell you that going to McDonald's for a Happy Meal was not part of it. I worry that this is another example of blame shifting for chronic health problems to the folks who are already getting the raw deal. Why are we blaming parents for taking advantage of convenience foods to feed their families? Hell, we've been sold the idea since we were kids that the right to drive-thru at Krispy Kreme is the pinnacle of a developed society!
Folks, let's put our creative energy into shifting policies that allow selling crap as nutrition. Let's continue to educate folks about how to optimize the well-being and health of our children, instead of making anyone who feeds their kid french fries out to be a monster.
I hear you, Sheila. The term "war on the poor" comes to mind. I get that there are a lot of folks out there who do have choices, and are choosing to feed kids crap - but the folks that we should be targeting are those that institutionalize feeding kids crap - like the government. This school lunch program business is important stuff! Maybe we should make videos that compare the government and the school lunch program to letting your kid hang out with "dirty Uncle Joe" alone!