Heck we cant even all agree to get covid shots so there would be no way that we would all follow along with a program like this

I don’t agree with weighing the kids at school and then separating them from the rest of the class for being overweight. It wouldn’t work here so hopefully they don’t try to bring it in

Look, it may seem extreme but families where children are obese are toxic environments. They are that way usually because parents are obese and preparing unhealthy foods and not encouraging exercise. At least a fat camp may teach children how to eat healthy and exercise. I can say this because I grew up fat and came from a fat family and have only learned later how to live healthy.

As the expert stated Singapore is very different to Australia and it would never work here

I never knew this about Singapore, and no can’t see it happening here, just reduce processed foods and increase wholefoods.

I’m sure there is a much nicer way to learn how not to be obese than this.

Absolutely ludicrous. Only a parent should authorise what happens to their child, where they go etc.

WOW! This is not okay and could absolutely trigger body image issues. I know. I was one of those children. And what about those kids who are chubby in primary school but then shoot up and slim out during puberty? What are you doing to those bodies? There is so much wrong with this it has given me anxiety and made me remember the school year when I was weighed and my weight was overhead by the entire class. It has stayed with me to this day.

Nobody (other then the parents and the child themselves) has the right to decide to put our kids on such program !

Oh wow. This is becoming insane

That is uncalled for, no school anywhere should have the right to implement this crap.

This is so wrong. Kids have enough problems at school being bullied. It would be far worse if they had to weigh in front of their peers and then taken aside to do different exercises. They could become depressed and suicidal. I think it’s a terrible idea and hope it doesn’t get implemented into our schools.

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  • • mom94898 replied
    • 14 Aug 2019 , 11:10 pm

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  Totally agree with you ????

I don’t think that kids should be made a spectacle of in front of their peers, but something does need to be done. I know that there are a lot of overweight kids in my daughter’s school- I notice them when I pick her up each day and it’s really sad because it is so easy to prevent. It’s sad that it is coming to this, parents should be responsible for keeping their kids healthy. Maybe if we started implementing something like this it might force parents to play a more active role. If they thought that this was going to start happening, surely they would start applying a healthier diet for the whole family. I was a fat kid myself and it ruined my childhood. I couldn’t be a kid as much because I couldn’t be as active as my friends. I’m now a very fit adult and I encourage my kids to exercise each morning before school by taking them for a walk and playing chasies. I also prepare healthy meals at least five days a week.

I would simply remove my child from that school. I remember being fat shamed in Grade 6. I was horrified when we were all weighed in class and our weights discussed. I actually had no idea what my weight was, or what it meant, until I was put through this. It stayed with me for a very long time.

Where are human rights in this decision – would be interesting to know about the human rights in Singapore.