Dr Phil Show

[candyshopgirl]

http://drphil.com/shows/show/1170


Heres a show I watched on Tuesday.This really is child abuse.

[Aethian]

Not so much as child abuse as them trying to save their children's lives when they lock and padlock the kitchens. Being unable to feel full after eating is a real condition, called Prader-Willi Syndrome.

There was a story about a youngster in my neck of the world that is currently being treated at a hospital. CSI also did a story on a guy who got out of the house and ate out a Chinese buffet and then entered a hot dog eating contest. Afterwards he died because his stomach finally exploded...as his 'sister' said... "He died happy...he died with a full stomach."

[candyshopgirl]

The african american woman is the one I'm talking about shes upset about the weight but then feeds her child sausage and bacon.The hispinic (I think) is autually worried and she at least trying.

[Aethian]

True a couple of them are 'helping' their children be overweight but a couple of them I do think have that prader-willi syndrome.

[candyshopgirl]

True a couple of them are 'helping' their children be overweight but a couple of them I do think have that prader-willi syndrome.

Thats the diease that I was trying to think of when my hubby and I was watching the show.Myself I have whats called a food addiction.I just had to learn how to control it,its hard when cupcakes are around

[RecoveringKinkoid]

If you consider that food is something that we must have or we will die, then we all have a food addiction.

I think you probably have a sugar addiction. Ever notice the more you eat the more you want? There's a physical reason for that. Sugar is addictive. You get used to dosing yourself with it, it's extremely hard to get off it.

This is why so many people say that cutting carbs makes them feel sick. They are literally suffering withdrawal.

There's no excuse for letting your kid get like this. I mean, come on, does the kid have money to pay for what they are eating? "Throwing tantrums so loud the neighbords call the cops?" That's not an eating problem, that's a discipline problem.

[Miyon]

My nephew is like those kids. Ever since he was able to walk he has had one thing on his mind, ALL THE TIME. Food food food food.
He is 10 now and in those 10 years he has been "full" maybe 5 times.
He has something almost like bat sonar. One time he was in the other side of the house. I had grabbed a few olives from the frig and was sitting on the couch. Within seconds he was running to me, yelling to his mom "Shes eating, whats she eating, I want a olive. Why cant I eat" etc etc.

Thank god my sister is the most stubborn person I know. She controls his food as if he were diabetic. He has never gotten over-weight and its, I would say, 99% because of his mom.

Funny example. She took the kids to the club pool. We were talking on the phone and my nephew came up and asked for ice cream.
Their conversation
S - Sister "you already had your snack and you will get another when we go home"
N - Nephew "but I want it now"
S "fine pack up your stuff and we will go home for your snack"
N - "But I want to swim still"
S - "ok you decide, stay and play or go home for your snack"
N- "ok no ice cream, I want to swim"

[CaroPhoenix]

With the 5-year-old, and the guest specialist saying she should be about 40 pounds, I was a little shocked. My daughter is 5 years old, is 3 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 52 pounds. She's always been in the 95th percentile for height and weight.

She likes snacks. But I do watch what she eats. I keep a lock on my fridge, but it's more because when my daughter opens the door, she leaves the door opened and then the "beep, beep" becomes annoying (especially if I'm powdering my nose ).

My husband and I are both fat. I'm trying hard not to let Kelly get fat. The pediatricians aren't worried, so I'm not worried either. Sometimes, she does have eating spurts, but then again, I've noticed when she gets taller, so I think it corresponds to that. She has recently had painful "growing pains".

I try to get her to eat the same as everyone. However, there are some things she just won't eat, so I don't force her. Then I make her something else (like mac & cheese or soup).

[Aethian]

With the 5-year-old, and the guest specialist saying she should be about 40 pounds, I was a little shocked. My daughter is 5 years old, is 3 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 52 pounds. She's always been in the 95th percentile for height and weight.

My husband and I are both fat. I'm trying hard not to let Kelly get fat. The pediatricians aren't worried, so I'm not worried either. Sometimes, she does have eating spurts, but then again, I've noticed when she gets taller, so I think it corresponds to that. She has recently had painful "growing pains".

I try to get her to eat the same as everyone. However, there are some things she just won't eat, so I don't force her. Then I make her something else (like mac & cheese or soup).

I was kinda surprised at that too, I think he was going on a average weight.

I sympathize with her, some of my growing spurts hurt like hell and of course there is nothing anyone can do for them. But my Mom had been told to keep the calcium and proteins up during that time because my body will be starving badly because of the self inflicted injury. So string cheese, bananas, and red meat.

When there was something I wouldn't eat or Mom didn't know if I would I got a mini plate. Basically a few bites of everything her and dad ate. If I didn't like it Mom would fix up a secondary meal so that I would still be eating with her and dad.

[snackbandit]

Just because your kid is a whiny porker who demands food all the time doesn't mean he/she has Prader-Willi's. They also don't eat everything, Like people with PWS do. They're spoiled rotten brats who will only eat the nasty sugary greasy crap their doting parents shovel into their mouths. The youngest child, age 3, is "addicted to sausage and grits". Sounds more like a brat with pushover parents than a kid with PWS.
People who suffer from this syndrome have low muscle tone, incomplete sexual development, cognitive disabilities, and are usually of short stature.
Prader-Willi Syndrome can be diagnosed through a simple blood test. Likely, these children have been tested before coming on the show, as a precaution.

[Gawdzillers]

Stephanie says her 3-year-old daughter, SaJatta, is addicted to sausage and grits.

Well, who isn't?
AMIRITEORWUT?

[CaroPhoenix]

I'm addicted to sausage grits (kinda like bacon grits, but with sausage).

Ahem ... FTR, I'm just addicted to food.

DGoddess - he might have been going for an average weight.

I'm going to start giving Child Rum more cheese & bananas (she loves string cheeses and sliced cheeses as snacks and stuff). As for the red meat? That's the hard thing. She doesn't really like red meat. (I'm beginning to think she was switched at the hospital 'cos both Mr. Rum & myself love love love red meat! ) I have discussed it with her pediatrician. The doctor recommended Ovaltine as it has multi-vitamins and it's something Child Rum will drink.