Is extreme overfeeding of children equal to child abuse?

I can't answer from a legal standpoint. If the parents are willfully neglecting their children's health by overfeeding them with bad food, then yes, I think it should be classified as abuse, no different than any neglect of child health. read more

Child abuse is a wilful effort to harm a child through physical, sexual or mental means. It's emotionally scarring a serious issue that many have struggled with and continue to struggle with. The idea that you can "abuse" a child by feeding them a bun, failing in their education or raising them in the family's religions has got to stop. read more

The answer in all of these cases is, of course, no. And yet there are people who regard the activities and conditions described as ill-advised that the very least. read more

Overfeeding children is a form of child abuse and perpetrators need to be dealt with accordingly. Some parents seem to want to cater for their child’s every whim. Others seem to believe that the more you feed your child, the more you love them. read more