Well, I've only read the first 4 or so pages but couldn't read any further without posting!
I appreciate everyone's moral high ground and holier than thou attitude but please try to remember that everyone's circumstances are different and as many people have mentioned, this may have been a treat and not an everyday occurrence.
Personally, I believe that most people wouldn't intentionally harm their children and perhaps this is a situational thing or a treat as has been suggested - point is that it's not fair for judge and I certainly don't think we can categorize this as child abuse based on this small portion of info.
If you want to judge it might be better to judge based on what is purchased in a weekly shopping trip.... Look at how many items are purchased where there are numbers in the ingredients, how many convenient snack foods there are etc compared with fresh fruit and vege. If there are significantly more sugary/salty snacks then perhaps you might have a case, but 1 or 2 items does not amount to bad parenting, its called providing treats and enjoyment to our kids as they grow.
From a personal perspective, my son loves his fruit and most vege too.... But he also loves a chicken nugget every now and again. Provided he eats largely healthy food am certainly not going to deprive him of some 'treat' foods. I believe that if you deprive a child of thee foods over a period of time all you do is encourage this behaviour later in life when they are old enough to choose it themselves.
We are the parents, it is our job to educate and teach these children that 'bad' foods are ok but it is important they don't make up the majority of diets etc. Let's stop judging and start supporting each other so that we are each educated enough to help our kids grow and make responsible choices.
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