Jerry
One wonders what’s the difference between indigenous and demographic poverty? Wasn’t it the CIS who claimed intellectual ownership of “indigenous (parental) intervention” yet the latter is ‘nanny state’?

Several years of getting my hands dirty picking up after ‘capitalism will solve everything’ and ‘Social Darwinism’ proves to me ideological (all) solves nothing only exacerbates. We need to get away from the sterility of ideology and its manipulation for political supremacy. If you’re overboard at sea who cares who made the life raft all that counts is that is helps you survive.

Jerry, might I respectfully suggest you take off your suit and ideology, spend time amongst those you purport to understand enough to comment on? I mean front line face to face stuff get to know these people and their problems and needs.
Where it counts family by family the one size fits no-one there is more at play than sanitized, aggregated stats and ideological dogma manipulation for political supremacy.

When in SA I helped set up cooking classes for single mums. Most had no idea how to feed themselves properly let alone their toddler.
Was it their fault? Not that I could see most came from families where I.Q.’s, parental care or even real world understanding were all in short supply.

Psychological research proves that approximately 40% of the person is genetic and 60% is environment. These above children had little chance of a meaningful life and their children the same. Most not surprisingly believed daytime TV was life included the puffing in ads. Judgement/discernment is taught … the question is if not in the home where?

People and their failings don’t fall into discrete statistical categories or even exist of contiguous traits. The answers are neither ideological nor simple(same thing?)
Perhaps toning down of ads down, make them more realistic less full of sophisticated manipulation for the vulnerable? How are any PERSON's rights being infringed by such a process? BTW Implications aren't facts just impressions.
Hence in some areas the LOWEST common denomenator or good needs to be enforced.

As a single mum, I don't think we are all ignorant when it comes to the diets of our children. Mine was raised on a strict diet due to problems with dairy, additives and excessive sugar although now must learn from his own mistakes. I did meet working married mothers who fed their children lollies for breakfast and chips for lunch. It is a pity that there is such an availability of fattening foods, makes self denial more difficult. Lack of physical activity at home and work doesn't help.

You never know, Jeremy could be right. After all, just think about all those countries that can't afford welfare for the poor- they don't seem to have problems with overweight children! <tongue in cheek>

Billy! not at all. My image that you say,( or vanity ) is about common sense not looks. With children, its monkey see monkey do, and my post stands with its contents.

Rosie Williams. Australia being the rich country it is, its so easy to fall into the fast-food addiction. I know every time I smell frying food, my mouth salivates for the yearning just to take a little nibble. So to combat this, I do the pinch test. If I grab more than an inch, I swoop to the obvious. Nutritional\exercise.

And whether people like to except or it not, its there choice.

EVO