You might say it’s a kind of child neglect. The parents know better and yet, do nothing about it. The degree of denial of Leon’s mother is driving me crazy.
It is child neglect and that’s why I don’t trust social services more should be done we are in the uk children are our future and people wonder why this generation is a generation of vipers 😢
It is willful ignorance, they are told to do better, they are told what and why there is a problem but they chose not to change their behaviour. One continuing to smoke thinking it is air pollution causing the ear problem (beceuase he does not want to quit smoking) and the other thinking a genetic condition is causing the child to be overweight even though she feeds him treats and gives him minimal exercise and this is because she cannot be bothered to say no and take her kid out for exercise because she want to do what is easy.
it was angering to see all these parents being so in denial of the neglect of their children. they were so defensive and thinking everybody else was wrong when in reality, they are the parents and need to take responsibility. its practically child abuse.
You can't keep the kid locked up 24/7. Parents can't control what their kids do at school or out in the community, especially in a country like the UK where a 13 year old kid can buy liquor at any liquor store. I grew up in 1950's Michigan, USA which at the time didn't have a drinking age, either. Someone could get a drink as soon as he could see over the liquor store counter or barely climb up on a barstool. Now in Michigan, USA the clerk gets the hell fined out of him and the liquor store risks losing its liquor license if they sell to anyone under 21, I think 16 or 18 would be more appropriate but either way no 13 year old should be waltzing into the liquor store and buying vodka.
@@mharris5047 no, you can't buy alcohol as a child in the UK, that is a criminal offence and yes is neglect from the parents when your child have got access to it perhaps they are themselves alcoholics.
Think the UK has changed a bit, when i was young we could buy it tho and i drank at 13, can’t believe it now I’ve got kids and lines in the US but that was normal back then
Its the mothers responsibility to help him find happiness and bliss in other ways. Blaming the community can only go so far, next she’ll be blaming the world.
Doctor dealing with the obese kid has the patience of a saint. The mother claiming 'genetics'. It must be difficult dealing with this kind of thing. The doctor even had to tell the child not to mess with the expensive equipment because the mother wasn't paying attention.
It’s not just annoying, he’s selfish and not fit to be a parent. It’s no surprise the UK is in such a despicable state with idiots like that raising the future generations. This was made in 2010, it’s no better now
Ikr it's like "what on earth would be the motivation for the state to literally make LESS money off you by telling you to stop smoking?" What is the benefit to the state?
Leon’s mum is highly in denial… in 2 hours the kid had enough to last him a day, if you added a sandwich in the mix alongside the cake! And his tea was an adults size portion! The poor kid can barely walk. Setting him up for failure as an adult.
As a child in the 70s, I suffered from chronic ear infections and tooth decay. Parent and grandparents were chain smokers. I ate too many sweets and wasn't taught dental hygiene. I suffered terribly and often could not concentrate in school because of the pain. I knew better as a parent and did better with my own children.
Our parents and grandparents all smoked but we didn't get sick from it. I can remember not liking it when they smoked in the car during the winter because the windows were closed, but were accustomed to it because so many people did it everywhere all the time.
I think the title of this needs to be changed. The documentary doesn’t contain a child drinking a bottle a day at all and it also infers that it’s the kid in the thumbnail which is frankly incorrect and could have a knock on effect to his personal life.
@chlohanray haha exactly. he might be young but half bottle on a Friday is completely different to a bottle everyday. where I grew up the majority of teens got hammered every Friday, including drinking straight vodka. did it far less often but only because I couldn't afford it, I never actually did understand where they all got the money from 😂 I spent my lunch money on ciggies so I couldn't even save that up for alcohol lmao
I feel like she gets a kick out of feeding him so much, like she likes that she's needed by him as he's got a food addiction now. She must do. It's completely bonkers! Poor, poor Leon. 😢
I feel so much for the children being affected by the parents who smoke. My husband lived with 4 chain smokers and is paying terribly with COPD breathing issues and severe asthma due to his family’s terrible choices. As a child he was driven outside constantly to the front porch to get away from the gross smell and poison. children don’t get a choice!
Yea I doubt it if it was due solely to the smoking! Lots of kids from my generation had parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.. that would smoke around us and most of us didn’t end up with all those issues! Make no mistake we know much better today about second hand smoking and smoking in general given that even doctors at one point would smoke while examine you! All I’m saying is there’s more that goes into those types of problems.
As an ex smoker coming from a smokers family. I used to think I would be untouched, because of my abbility to have a very good condition and enduarance I could run until my body would run out of fuel but never out of breath. Now I quit for almost 3 years and the effects are showing. I'm glad I stopped now and not too late. I often struggle to breath now in spaces with smoke or busy places with cars and feels like I'm choking. I have kid now and always wanted to be a smoke free parrent, my wife and I did it together. She stopped for 5 years now. There is already enough challenges in parenting, dont give yourself and kid another challenge.
Watching this makes me realise I was extremely sheltered! I didn’t even know kids like this existed when I was growing up. To see a parent casually talking about her alcoholic 13 year old is shocking to me. I hope all these kids made great recoveries eventually and I hope more parents including myself are not too relaxed about everything.
Stop letting your 5yr old tell you what to do in regards to food. To me this is child abuse because it’s no longer adults having heart attacks. Kids are as well. I almost ended up in the hospital because the drivers car smelled like smoke. He said he smokes outside. I have asthma. Reports were made and he got fired. When I was teaching karate we had a student who smelled like an ash tray. This poor girl had to be taught outside because we had kids and myself with asthma and allergies.
I was born in 1949 in the UK; our dad was a very heavy smoker and in those days parents did smoke inside the house, yet my brother and I never had glue ear, but we did have other ailments, like bronchitis, and asthma.
That was way way too much food for a 5 year old child, he did not need the weetabix and didn't need half that food she gave him for his tea, and the dad who still smokes when it's affecting his son should be ashamed of himself, i can't believe these parents are blatantly hurting their children
I'm glad I was raised with no smoking, and we only had water in the house never any juice, pop, candy. I never had any cavities and hearing was always good. Stephen is a very selfish father your kids come 1st and that means putting down the cigarettes some people shouldn't have children!!!
Infuriating! The one who makes me most angry is Leon’s mother. She is so ridiculous. That was so much food, and she keeps disregarding facts. Next (so far as I watch) was the father who argued about his smoking. These poor kids deserve better.
21:29 she made a fool of herself 🫢 fed him more food then an average adult eats in a day and claimed no one would find anything wrong… shes a awful parent
So sad that these parents are harming their kids. The 5 year old that’s severely over weight. The mom seems to be clueless as to what a 5 year old should eat. The dad that’s smoking and won’t stop is horrible. So sad these kids are being set up for failure
Leons mom is very arrogant when asked why Leon was in a wheelchair at age 5, because the doctor suggested to have more excersize for him and the ammount of food she gives him is way to much even if it's healthy....she should get him on a diet instead of getting angry, this is all on her not having the guts to say no to Leon...if he keeps eating like that he wil not get to 20 or will need a gastric bypass to prvent him from eating so much..because this is realy bad and it pisses me off that his mom is acting like there is nothing wrong...she is slowly killing her son and you can see her thinking, mind your own business...
Leon needs to see a registered dietician to find out what's the best food for him. Smaller portions of food help. No soda. Water and sugar-free drinks. Never give Leon cake. He's not getting enough exercise. Walking briskly is good exercise. This little boy needs to start losing 2 pounds a week. His obesity will only get worse as he ages. His mother is in denial and very defensive. She needs to give her son smaller portions of food. Food rich in fiber and protein. No junk food.
Paul and Libby are beautiful children. I really feel for them. Their mum seems like she doesn’t have teeth either so what example or chance do they have?
I quit vaping two different times for my daughter. I didn't think it could affect her until recently. The original reasons I quit was because she asked me to and she's my baby girl. I felt I had failed her as her mother😭 I did. I take full responsibility for that and won't go back to vaping ever again. Stress can be managed without nasty and expensive habits. God! This man and his wife are making crappy excuses. Their poor kids 😢 We need to do our best for our babies!
My much younger brother and sister (I am 78, they are in their 40's) both had to have tubes placed in their eardrums, we don't call it "glue ear" here in the States but I had never thought about smoking affecting kids eardrums (and I smoked cigars for years, I usually kept it to my office or outside but I wasn't the only relative they have that smoked). Such treatments didn't exist in the 1950's and everyone smoked everywhere. My sister doesn't even allow smoking in her house nowadays, she even made the BF she had that smoked pot to take it outside or to the garage (he was a nice enough guy, he just liked his pot a LOT). I quit smoking years ago but to this day I don't care if someone smokes in my house as long as they aren't burning holes in my carpet or furniture.
My eldest son had to have grommets in his ears at age five, owing to glue ear, but he didn't get it from a smoky environment because nobody in our house smoked; not caused from cigarette inhalation.
What incredible poor parenting! The children are running their parents! It's disgusting. No means no and yes means yes and these kids just get what they want because these parents can't stand them crying and throwing tantrums. You can be sure that these kids will rot their second teeth out and they will raise their own kids as they were raised. It's child abuse! It's a crime!
I am in my 40s and teach skiing to schoolchildren. Most of them are between 9 and 12 years old. I see how unfit they are every day. It's shocking when a 10-year-old sweats so much that the water runs out of their helmet after 30 minutes of skiing. This has never happened to me, even after 6 hours of hardcore skiing.
No sugar, No simple carbohydrates, No soda and No chips. All of these need to be banned into those households. And I can't believe I'm saying this for children, No alcohol
This is child abuse. I can't believe what i am seeing. These young children are completely dependent on their ignorant parents. The parents need some straight talking to.
Parents should no better than destroy/ harm their childrens live. A 3 year old cant go to the shop and buy loads of lollipops. The mothers buys and feeds. Its very sad that these parents are not educated enough
These parents are a disgrace they've set their kids up for disaster..... I first watched this back in 2010 I've always wondered what happen to the kids and parents on this programme
TO ALFIES MOM IT IS YOUR FAULT!! Your the one giving him a bottle he should NOT be on a bottle at his age that causes bottle rot you can’t possibly be that naive and giving him candy 🍭 to “shut him up” are you fkn kidding me STOP spoiling n neglecting him I feel so bad for ur kid take some responsibility
The nurse when talking to Alex’s father uses the word “ really “ to soften her message….. rather than offend. Nurse talking to Mark’s mother uses the word “ perhaps “ again softening the message.
why are these doctors treating the child they should be treating the parents that is the problem they act the doctor as if it sis not their fault when it is really stupid to act this way as a doctor and not question the mother that is what is wrong with our medical teams today not child fault at all and using stepping stone to diagnose when they really know it is the parent to blame
All of these cases are very troubling and parents either ignorant or in denial. Leon's mother I think needs to see a mental health therapist. She is actively killing her child and that is most definitely child abuse. It is literally heart breaking to see this 5 year old little boy in such a state. His childhood and health destroyed by her and the side kick grandmother.
Omg I always had ear infections as a baby until I was a teenager. I thought it was from the swimming pool. I didn't stop swimming with my ear infections either. My mom smoked in our house, and I hated it. When we moved, the walls were yellow and gross. I told my mom this is what my lungs probably look like. I begged my mom not to smoke inside of our house. I still suffer from hearing problems and ear infections. I don't smoke, and when I did, I never smoked inside my house or car. I'm very grateful I quit smoking. Now I get sick, even smelling someone smoking cigarettes.
Don’t feel bad. You did the right thing Anjella. Someone who doesn’t care about the welfare of themselves or their child doesn’t deserve your friendship.
I had tubes in my ears when I was 2. They actually thought I was deaf. We don't call it blue ear in America, we just call it tubes in the ears... Because that's exactly what they put in your ears...
That little boy is absolutely eating too much. I understand she loves her little boy and if she won't do as the doctors say. She needs to start paying for funeral services.
I hope the profits made from this "documentary" went to getting these kids some help. Not every parent deserves a child, but every child deserves a parent. I really hope these poor babies got some help.
As an American who was raised eating healthy and raised healthy kids it had as much to do with giving them the best life but also because we have to pay for our healthcare and it's expensive AF! Maybe tell these parents if they don't start making "Johnny" lose weight or "Jenny" has better tooth care! I bet they start doing it!
I’m going to say that you 🇺🇸 were a lucky individual, as am I 🇨🇦. Because North America as a whole Canada, and the United States ( I don’t know about Mexico) have horrible rates of morbid obesity in children. Also in adults unbelievable percentages of diseases and illnesses related to adult obesity. Diabetes, circulation problems, stroke, heart attack kidney function issues and certain cancers etc etc have a co morbidity of obesity. Not everyone who has a heart attack or stroke is obese but … The other issue is education and ability to earn a decent income so to provide healthy foods and meals as educate their children into making healthy choices. I’m retired however, I remember making house calls to families of all incomes. The cheapest foods are often more than not high fat high sugar. I’m on a fixed income now and I can see why parents who don’t make a decent wage buy the foods they do. In addition the ads for soda pop, candy, cereals even make things appealing to kids. Here in Canada a few years back they have decided to increase the tax on soft drinks, sweets, Candy chocolate etc. The computer age has also changed the amount of activity that children get. As a kid, We would drop off our books at home, change and play outside until dinner. That doesn’t happen today. People have to change. For years I used to say they need to increase tax all junk food, smokes of all kinds (pot is legal in Canada), and alcohol. Save the taxes from this stuff to be used for the healthcare treatment that these people will need.
Macaulay is going to be a bad alcoholic if he doesnt get help like yestetday. So sad. He didnt say he drinks to have fun, he drinks to feel better. Why does he need to feel better at 13? Get him help please.
leon's mother refusing to acknowledge her possible overfeeding her son AND treating the interviewer who's trying to reason with her as the single most stupid individual on planet earth is insane. is she really sure she's doing everything in her power to prevent his son from developing further health problems down the line? smh
Agreed. They don't need a binky after age one, either! I know of one kid that had his two top front teeth grow horizontal instead of vertical due to him always having a binky in his mouth. When the kid's mother finally took it away from him at age three his teeth became vertical like they are supposed to be but I thought for sure he was going to need those teeth pulled!
That Alder Hey Medical Director must've been told a really good joke prior to filming. The bloke keeps holding back laughter while talking about the serious problems their 200k children a year face. Oh well. As long as he was paid well and had a good time eh.
He was a great doctor back in the day he saved my life, he went to work in Londons hospitals an then came back to Alder Hey as director again but hes left now
You have really poor observational skills. That’s just the way he speaks, and interestingly that’s the way a lot of executives speak. He’s trying to look engaged and concerned, thinking really carefully about what he’s going to say because he’s normally the one in the position where he’s asking the questions. Also, it’s pretty obvious he’s had some kind of augmentation done (perhaps cheek implants or cheek lifts) and it affects the way his face moves. In actuality you can tell these situations do make him very angry - he’s just trying his best to hold it back. I don’t think anyone choosing to work for the NHS has their income at the top of their mind the NHS is a non-profit health system.
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You might say it’s a kind of child neglect. The parents know better and yet, do nothing about it. The degree of denial of Leon’s mother is driving me crazy.
It is child neglect and that’s why I don’t trust social services more should be done we are in the uk children are our future and people wonder why this generation is a generation of vipers 😢
He is still a big lad now as well
It is willful ignorance, they are told to do better, they are told what and why there is a problem but they chose not to change their behaviour. One continuing to smoke thinking it is air pollution causing the ear problem (beceuase he does not want to quit smoking) and the other thinking a genetic condition is causing the child to be overweight even though she feeds him treats and gives him minimal exercise and this is because she cannot be bothered to say no and take her kid out for exercise because she want to do what is easy.
"Kind of"", you say? It's killing their kids and they don't want to know.
There is no might be in most of these cases. It's largely lazy parenting.
it was angering to see all these parents being so in denial of the neglect of their children. they were so defensive and thinking everybody else was wrong when in reality, they are the parents and need to take responsibility. its practically child abuse.
Not practically, it definitely is child abuse. Neglect is abuse. You're right. It's so frustrating to watch.
A 13 year old alcoholic is definitely child neglect.
You can't keep the kid locked up 24/7. Parents can't control what their kids do at school or out in the community, especially in a country like the UK where a 13 year old kid can buy liquor at any liquor store. I grew up in 1950's Michigan, USA which at the time didn't have a drinking age, either. Someone could get a drink as soon as he could see over the liquor store counter or barely climb up on a barstool. Now in Michigan, USA the clerk gets the hell fined out of him and the liquor store risks losing its liquor license if they sell to anyone under 21, I think 16 or 18 would be more appropriate but either way no 13 year old should be waltzing into the liquor store and buying vodka.
@@mharris5047 no, you can't buy alcohol as a child in the UK, that is a criminal offence and yes is neglect from the parents when your child have got access to it perhaps they are themselves alcoholics.
Think the UK has changed a bit, when i was young we could buy it tho and i drank at 13, can’t believe it now I’ve got kids and lines in the US but that was normal back then
@@Lena.Jones13 not true, its always been illegal to sale alcohol to minors..
Its the mothers responsibility to help him find happiness and bliss in other ways. Blaming the community can only go so far, next she’ll be blaming the world.
All of these parents are in denial about there lack of responsibility, these children lives are in danger and the parents are directly responsible.
Doctor dealing with the obese kid has the patience of a saint. The mother claiming 'genetics'. It must be difficult dealing with this kind of thing. The doctor even had to tell the child not to mess with the expensive equipment because the mother wasn't paying attention.
The mother said first put that back
As long as she's in denial the kid only gets worse.
That father who wouldn’t stop smoking and said doctors are like the government and will say anything is sooooooo annoying!!!
like anti VAXERS in the US
It’s not just annoying, he’s selfish and not fit to be a parent. It’s no surprise the UK is in such a despicable state with idiots like that raising the future generations. This was made in 2010, it’s no better now
That five-year-old was only five and he doesn’t look five because of his obesity
@@missourimomofthreeWRONG
Ikr it's like "what on earth would be the motivation for the state to literally make LESS money off you by telling you to stop smoking?" What is the benefit to the state?
Leon’s mum is highly in denial… in 2 hours the kid had enough to last him a day, if you added a sandwich in the mix alongside the cake! And his tea was an adults size portion! The poor kid can barely walk. Setting him up for failure as an adult.
@@chlohanray if he even makes it to being an adult. The poor things heart must be getting cooked.
His mum is an abuser treating her son like that, poor love will be gone before she is at this rate 😢
And does he do anything besides watch TV?
His mum likes to mother over him. A lot of the time he didn’t ask for the weelchair or for food. She was the one pushing him to it.
@@jonny3801this was made in 2010
As a child in the 70s, I suffered from chronic ear infections and tooth decay. Parent and grandparents were chain smokers. I ate too many sweets and wasn't taught dental hygiene. I suffered terribly and often could not concentrate in school because of the pain. I knew better as a parent and did better with my own children.
Our parents and grandparents all smoked but we didn't get sick from it.
I can remember not liking it when they smoked in the car during the winter because the windows were closed, but were accustomed to it because so many people did it everywhere all the time.
Try brushing your teeth
I think the title of this needs to be changed. The documentary doesn’t contain a child drinking a bottle a day at all and it also infers that it’s the kid in the thumbnail which is frankly incorrect and could have a knock on effect to his personal life.
drinks vodka 'every friday' but title says 'every day'
Half a bottle yet title says a bottle 😂
@chlohanray haha exactly. he might be young but half bottle on a Friday is completely different to a bottle everyday.
where I grew up the majority of teens got hammered every Friday, including drinking straight vodka.
did it far less often but only because I couldn't afford it, I never actually did understand where they all got the money from 😂 I spent my lunch money on ciggies so I couldn't even save that up for alcohol lmao
not to mention that story doesn't even start until 47:41, and only lasts about 5 minutes
Thank you for that info@@kwhitman1231
I know don't understand that bit either i understand that adults drink but teenagers no
A old friend of mine once said be carful of what you put into your children, Words, Foods, Actions, so on and so on.
She gave her son three meals in two hours lol. That was abit much.
She’s ridiculous - she doesn’t realise the calorie intake for “healthy” foods can still be high. 😂
@ellieonpangaea9891 and telling whitabix is a fibers....
Honestly all these kids need to be removed from the custody of the parents until they get it together
These kids need to get away from the their country, the UK is an unreal hellhole
How does a kid that young get a bottle of vodka…ever? Frequency is not relevant. He’s not supposed to have access to alcohol period.
I refuse to believe Leon is five!!! His mum is terrible! She wants social services on her case
I feel like she gets a kick out of feeding him so much, like she likes that she's needed by him as he's got a food addiction now. She must do. It's completely bonkers! Poor, poor Leon. 😢
I agree!! She’s an abuser
Same here, I see Leon as short 15 years old 😮 It is just difficult to gasp he is 5.
I feel so much for the children being affected by the parents who smoke. My husband lived with 4 chain smokers and is paying terribly with COPD breathing issues and severe asthma due to his family’s terrible choices. As a child he was driven outside constantly to the front porch to get away from the gross smell and poison. children don’t get a choice!
Smoking outside is nice, gets you some fresh air and keeps peace of mind your children are not breathing it in.
@@eekbeatsofficialit still stinks outside, make sure your downwind lol
@@eekbeatsofficial Even more fresh air if you're not smoking 🤣🤣🤣
Yea I doubt it if it was due solely to the smoking! Lots of kids from my generation had parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.. that would smoke around us and most of us didn’t end up with all those issues! Make no mistake we know much better today about second hand smoking and smoking in general given that even doctors at one point would smoke while examine you! All I’m saying is there’s more that goes into those types of problems.
As an ex smoker coming from a smokers family. I used to think I would be untouched, because of my abbility to have a very good condition and enduarance I could run until my body would run out of fuel but never out of breath. Now I quit for almost 3 years and the effects are showing. I'm glad I stopped now and not too late. I often struggle to breath now in spaces with smoke or busy places with cars and feels like I'm choking. I have kid now and always wanted to be a smoke free parrent, my wife and I did it together. She stopped for 5 years now. There is already enough challenges in parenting, dont give yourself and kid another challenge.
Watching this makes me realise I was extremely sheltered! I didn’t even know kids like this existed when I was growing up. To see a parent casually talking about her alcoholic 13 year old is shocking to me. I hope all these kids made great recoveries eventually and I hope more parents including myself are not too relaxed about everything.
These videos are old I wish there were updates
Leon’s mom is in denial. I know she loves her son greatly,you can tell she adores her son. But mom you are over feeding your little boy.
Many of the parents are woefully ignorant and in denial. It’s child neglect, pure and simple.
Im so glad my parents were resposible. I feel so sad what they doing to their children. Its neglect and the Dr should be direct .
I wonder where all these kids (or should I say, young adults) are today & if they still have all the health issues they had since filming this video?
Well said.
Stop letting your 5yr old tell you what to do in regards to food. To me this is child abuse because it’s no longer adults having heart attacks. Kids are as well. I almost ended up in the hospital because the drivers car smelled like smoke. He said he smokes outside. I have asthma. Reports were made and he got fired. When I was teaching karate we had a student who smelled like an ash tray. This poor girl had to be taught outside because we had kids and myself with asthma and allergies.
That obese boy has ADHD I think? He cannot stop moving? 🤔💜xx
@@lieaking3544oh wow! Good observation!
Leon is still a big lad now
I was born in 1949 in the UK; our dad was a very heavy smoker and in those days parents did smoke inside the house, yet my brother and I never had glue ear, but we did have other ailments, like bronchitis, and asthma.
That was way way too much food for a 5 year old child, he did not need the weetabix and didn't need half that food she gave him for his tea, and the dad who still smokes when it's affecting his son should be ashamed of himself, i can't believe these parents are blatantly hurting their children
I'm glad I was raised with no smoking, and we only had water in the house never any juice, pop, candy.
I never had any cavities and hearing was always good. Stephen is a very selfish father your kids come 1st and that means putting down the cigarettes some people shouldn't have children!!!
Origin - “a bottle of vodka everyday”
Old documentary at 0:22 “half a bottle of vodka every Friday”
Lets not clickbate using a child :)
Leon had an adult size dinner...😮
Exactly way to much food for a child at that age with hardly any exercise
Urged to eat and snack constantly. My heart breaks for these young people who are destined to become damaged adults.
Infuriating! The one who makes me most angry is Leon’s mother. She is so ridiculous. That was so much food, and she keeps disregarding facts. Next (so far as I watch) was the father who argued about his smoking. These poor kids deserve better.
21:29 she made a fool of herself 🫢 fed him more food then an average adult eats in a day and claimed no one would find anything wrong… shes a awful parent
So sad that these parents are harming their kids. The 5 year old that’s severely over weight. The mom seems to be clueless as to what a 5 year old should eat. The dad that’s smoking and won’t stop is horrible. So sad these kids are being set up for failure
The title says a bottle of vodka everyday....
Then in the first 30 seconds you say it's half a bottle every Friday.
Big difference.
These parents all sound so uneducated. So sad….
These parents need a wake up call! Their children’s problems are an effect and they are the cause! So So sad! 😢
What a heartbreaking film
Leons mom is very arrogant when asked why Leon was in a wheelchair at age 5, because the doctor suggested to have more excersize for him and the ammount of food she gives him is way to much even if it's healthy....she should get him on a diet instead of getting angry, this is all on her not having the guts to say no to Leon...if he keeps eating like that he wil not get to 20 or will need a gastric bypass to prvent him from eating so much..because this is realy bad and it pisses me off that his mom is acting like there is nothing wrong...she is slowly killing her son and you can see her thinking, mind your own business...
Marc's family and situation is such a nightmare
Why set your child up to be huge and set him up to get bullied his whole life by other kids. Who wants that for their child?
Leon needs to see a registered dietician to find out what's the best food for him. Smaller portions of food help. No soda. Water and sugar-free drinks. Never give Leon cake. He's not getting enough exercise. Walking briskly is good exercise. This little boy needs to start losing 2 pounds a week. His obesity will only get worse as he ages. His mother is in denial and very defensive. She needs to give her son smaller portions of food. Food rich in fiber and protein. No junk food.
Paul and Libby are beautiful children. I really feel for them. Their mum seems like she doesn’t have teeth either so what example or chance do they have?
This is just child abuse from the parent guidance that is all wrong
I quit vaping two different times for my daughter. I didn't think it could affect her until recently. The original reasons I quit was because she asked me to and she's my baby girl. I felt I had failed her as her mother😭 I did. I take full responsibility for that and won't go back to vaping ever again. Stress can be managed without nasty and expensive habits. God!
This man and his wife are making crappy excuses. Their poor kids 😢 We need to do our best for our babies!
I watched this some time ago. It would be interesting to know what has happened to these children since and what happens to them in the future.
I had glue ear when I was a child and had to have surgery on my ear because I couldn’t hear because my parents and grandparents smoked
My much younger brother and sister (I am 78, they are in their 40's) both had to have tubes placed in their eardrums, we don't call it "glue ear" here in the States but I had never thought about smoking affecting kids eardrums (and I smoked cigars for years, I usually kept it to my office or outside but I wasn't the only relative they have that smoked). Such treatments didn't exist in the 1950's and everyone smoked everywhere. My sister doesn't even allow smoking in her house nowadays, she even made the BF she had that smoked pot to take it outside or to the garage (he was a nice enough guy, he just liked his pot a LOT). I quit smoking years ago but to this day I don't care if someone smokes in my house as long as they aren't burning holes in my carpet or furniture.
My eldest son had to have grommets in his ears at age five, owing to glue ear, but he didn't get it from a smoky environment because nobody in our house smoked; not caused from cigarette inhalation.
What incredible poor parenting! The children are running their parents! It's disgusting. No means no and yes means yes and these kids just get what they want because these parents can't stand them crying and throwing tantrums. You can be sure that these kids will rot their second teeth out and they will raise their own kids as they were raised. It's child abuse! It's a crime!
When was this filmed? It looks like it was over a decade ago to me but I may be wrong..
It is old yeah
2009
The dad smoking inside right next to his child should lose custody...
My heart goes out to Alfie & his mom Michelle! 😢
I am in my 40s and teach skiing to schoolchildren. Most of them are between 9 and 12 years old. I see how unfit they are every day. It's shocking when a 10-year-old sweats so much that the water runs out of their helmet after 30 minutes of skiing. This has never happened to me, even after 6 hours of hardcore skiing.
Wowza that is how parents are supposed to be taking care of their children
These parents need serious adjustments to their parenting. It’s DEFINITELY neglect along with child abuse.
I hope Mark's dad doesn't vote.
No sugar, No simple carbohydrates, No soda and No chips. All of these need to be banned into those households. And I can't believe I'm saying this for children, No alcohol
If you value your children's health (and yours), STOP smoking.
Exactly 👏@@gbriank1
Imagine putting your own child through this kind of pain and abuse that causes severe bad health. Totally avoidable.
This is an entitlement issue. These parents are being intentionally neglectful. This is lazy parenting and child abuse.
This is child abuse. I can't believe what i am seeing. These young children are completely dependent on their ignorant parents. The parents need some straight talking to.
Ignorance and child abuse.
Parents should no better than destroy/ harm their childrens live. A 3 year old cant go to the shop and buy loads of lollipops. The mothers buys and feeds. Its very sad that these parents are not educated enough
This not only neglect but abuse to. You need a license to drive a car but everyone can get a kid. So sad
Sad, sad, sad how can anyone think this is ok”
Care about yourself, take care of your children.
These poor kids
This is in large part child abuse. There should be parenting classes & jail for a few of these parents.
These so-called parents should be in prison!
48:51 if the child asked her for a cigarette then she obviously normally gives them to children… lowkey evil
18 to buy em now but 16+ to smoke em, he might’ve been 16…
Kaitlin brothers are wonderful and mom is lucky to Have such wonderful little men
All i can say is ,well dont buy the stuff or have it at home ,rest of family wont die from no tomato sauce
the chemicals in our food has messed up the hormones.
The Dr. keeps talking about Leon like he’s the problem and won’t place the words and the problem in front of his Mother and Grandmother
These parents are a disgrace they've set their kids up for disaster..... I first watched this back in 2010 I've always wondered what happen to the kids and parents on this programme
TO ALFIES MOM IT IS YOUR FAULT!! Your the one giving him a bottle he should NOT be on a bottle at his age that causes bottle rot you can’t possibly be that naive and giving him candy 🍭 to “shut him up” are you fkn kidding me STOP spoiling n neglecting him I feel so bad for ur kid take some responsibility
The nurse when talking to Alex’s father uses the word “ really “ to soften her message….. rather than offend. Nurse talking to Mark’s mother uses the word “ perhaps “ again softening the message.
why are these doctors treating the child they should be treating the parents that is the problem they act the doctor as if it sis not their fault when it is really stupid to act this way as a doctor and not question the mother that is what is wrong with our medical teams today not child fault at all and using stepping stone to diagnose when they really know it is the parent to blame
Katelyn... has her mum heard of the word no???
All of these cases are very troubling and parents either ignorant or in denial. Leon's mother I think needs to see a mental health therapist. She is actively killing her child and that is most definitely child abuse. It is literally heart breaking to see this 5 year old little boy in such a state. His childhood and health destroyed by her and the side kick grandmother.
Do not give kids food choices. Put in front of them what they will be eating. A child does not need that choice.
wow fell for the clickbait again😐
Finland is about to start weightloss surgery for under 18 years old teens. Sad, we are at the track as families in this program.
That's child neglect
Correct the title!!!!
Omg I always had ear infections as a baby until I was a teenager. I thought it was from the swimming pool. I didn't stop swimming with my ear infections either. My mom smoked in our house, and I hated it. When we moved, the walls were yellow and gross. I told my mom this is what my lungs probably look like. I begged my mom not to smoke inside of our house. I still suffer from hearing problems and ear infections. I don't smoke, and when I did, I never smoked inside my house or car. I'm very grateful I quit smoking. Now I get sick, even smelling someone smoking cigarettes.
Paul's mother looks like she's 80..these poor kids. These parents are literally daft, delusional and stubborn
These parents should be prosecuted, it's child neglect.
This is shocking. I have five year old twin boys. They both weigh 30lbs.
Child abuse. Charge the damn parents.
I've been to Alder Hey as a baby
A bottle of Vodka everyday, is a lot. But not as much as half a bottle once a week.......
I sent someone I thought I was close with an article on smoking while pregnant, and she said I wasn't allowed in her home anymore.
She also smacks her kids hands and backs of heads.
Don’t feel bad. You did the right thing Anjella. Someone who doesn’t care about the welfare of themselves or their child doesn’t deserve your friendship.
I had tubes in my ears when I was 2. They actually thought I was deaf. We don't call it blue ear in America, we just call it tubes in the ears... Because that's exactly what they put in your ears...
That little boy is absolutely eating too much. I understand she loves her little boy and if she won't do as the doctors say. She needs to start paying for funeral services.
I hope the profits made from this "documentary" went to getting these kids some help.
Not every parent deserves a child, but every child deserves a parent.
I really hope these poor babies got some help.
Jesus, when I drank i couldn't drink vodka straight
As an American who was raised eating healthy and raised healthy kids it had as much to do with giving them the best life but also because we have to pay for our healthcare and it's expensive AF! Maybe tell these parents if they don't start making "Johnny" lose weight or "Jenny" has better tooth care! I bet they start doing it!
I’m going to say that you 🇺🇸 were a lucky individual, as am I 🇨🇦. Because North America as a whole Canada, and the United States ( I don’t know about Mexico) have horrible rates of morbid obesity in children. Also in adults unbelievable percentages of diseases and illnesses related to adult obesity. Diabetes, circulation problems, stroke, heart attack kidney function issues and certain cancers etc etc have a co morbidity of obesity. Not everyone who has a heart attack or stroke is obese but … The other issue is education and ability to earn a decent income so to provide healthy foods and meals as educate their children into making healthy choices. I’m retired however, I remember making house calls to families of all incomes. The cheapest foods are often more than not high fat high sugar. I’m on a fixed income now and I can see why parents who don’t make a decent wage buy the foods they do. In addition the ads for soda pop, candy, cereals even make things appealing to kids. Here in Canada a few years back they have decided to increase the tax on soft drinks, sweets, Candy chocolate etc. The computer age has also changed the amount of activity that children get. As a kid, We would drop off our books at home, change and play outside until dinner. That doesn’t happen today. People have to change. For years I used to say they need to increase tax all junk food, smokes of all kinds (pot is legal in Canada), and alcohol. Save the taxes from this stuff to be used for the healthcare treatment that these people will need.
I love The Goonies reference they gave by naming their kid 'Lawrence '.
Where is cps???
After bariatric the addiction needs to be treated still
Macaulay is going to be a bad alcoholic if he doesnt get help like yestetday. So sad. He didnt say he drinks to have fun, he drinks to feel better. Why does he need to feel better at 13? Get him help please.
leon's mother refusing to acknowledge her possible overfeeding her son AND treating the interviewer who's trying to reason with her as the single most stupid individual on planet earth is insane. is she really sure she's doing everything in her power to prevent his son from developing further health problems down the line? smh
The title is misleading.
I like Dr.Didi
They don't need a bottle after one year of age give them a cup
Agreed. They don't need a binky after age one, either! I know of one kid that had his two top front teeth grow horizontal instead of vertical due to him always having a binky in his mouth. When the kid's mother finally took it away from him at age three his teeth became vertical like they are supposed to be but I thought for sure he was going to need those teeth pulled!
If they're old enough to ask for it they're too old, I never had a dummy and neither did my sister's. dummy - Binky
That Alder Hey Medical Director must've been told a really good joke prior to filming. The bloke keeps holding back laughter while talking about the serious problems their 200k children a year face. Oh well. As long as he was paid well and had a good time eh.
He was a great doctor back in the day he saved my life, he went to work in Londons hospitals an then came back to Alder Hey as director again but hes left now
You have really poor observational skills. That’s just the way he speaks, and interestingly that’s the way a lot of executives speak. He’s trying to look engaged and concerned, thinking really carefully about what he’s going to say because he’s normally the one in the position where he’s asking the questions. Also, it’s pretty obvious he’s had some kind of augmentation done (perhaps cheek implants or cheek lifts) and it affects the way his face moves. In actuality you can tell these situations do make him very angry - he’s just trying his best to hold it back. I don’t think anyone choosing to work for the NHS has their income at the top of their mind the NHS is a non-profit health system.