Is this wrong?

Say your babysitting, one child is 9 years old, and is pretty overweight for being that age. They come over and want to eat poptarts and cereal and left over pizza and drink a coke only to ask for more coke.

Do you tell the kid no, and give them a banana to eat. Orjust let the kid eat all the food in your house so you dont look like an smurf thats starving a child?

I'd definitely control what the child eats. Overweight or not.

I request provisions if I'm babysitting at my home, so I'd give them what the parents packed and that's it.

I'd tell them I don't have any of that stuff and tell him I had some healthy foods. Unless they were looking through the cabinets. Wouldn't let them eat all of my food because food is expensive. Maybe the parent would start packing some food for the kid.

No, I would offer them something healthier. If they don't want to eat it, they obviously aren't that hungry. As long as you're offering them something healthy to eat, you're not starving them.

If its food that's brought with them, then I'd give it to them though since it's what their parents sent.

Kids eat healthy when i babysit. Overweight or not.


I won't fill anyone else's kid with crap i wouldn't feed my own.

When I babysat, I was strict about what people ate because even though they are at my house, that doesn't mean they have free reign over whats in my fridge. It takes a lot for me to budget and do meal planning, I don't mind feeding the kid, but I wouldn't just hand everything over, either.

if shes in my house she can have a banana shes not eating her way through my home

but if shes in her own and her parents said she could have anything
then she can have anything she asked for but i would try and see if she wanted somthing healthier first though

My niece is 10 and when she comes over, always wants soda. I tell her no- not because she's overweight, but because I don't give my kids soda so I'm not going to hand it out to other kids.

I think, if it's not something you'd feed your kids, it's ok to say no. However I wouldn't make dietary judgements for other people's kids if it was regarding their weight. Telling a chunky 9 year old that they can have a banana while the other kids pig out would also be a huge NO in my opinion. ( I know that isn't what you asked, just putting it out there.)

Quoting ☮ Phuket:" Say your babysitting, one child is 9 years old, and is pretty overweight for being that age. They come ... [snip!] ... a banana to eat. Orjust let the kid eat all the food in your house so you dont look like an smurf thats starving a child?"

If kids come over they eat what I give them no matter the weight (excluding allergies obviously).

My niece isn't overweight but eats crap. At my house she knows she's getting lots of fruits and veggies. No soda. No junk food. It doesn't matter that she isn't overweight, it just isn't healthy and I refuse to feed it to her, especially since MY kids can't eat it.

I wouldn't say "your kids overweight so he can't eat this." Same thing with if you feed it to the other kids there I think he should have some too. However, if that isn't the food you're giving to the others, I don't think he should get it either.

I would give the kid as much food as wanted, but only fruits or veggies, lean meats. Same stuff I'd feed my kids. Can't say you were depriving if there was more than enough being provided to eat.

When you are babysitting a child in your home, they follow your rules. If you don't allow your children to eat/drink like that, said child will eat what you feed your kids.

Now if the parent is supplying the food, I don't think you have the right to really replace what the parent sends with what you want that child to eat.

Quoting ☮ Phuket:" Say your babysitting, one child is 9 years old, and is pretty overweight for being that age. They come ... [snip!] ... a banana to eat. Orjust let the kid eat all the food in your house so you dont look like an smurf thats starving a child?"

I would just make sure that my house wasn't full of junkfood on the day that the kids were coming - that is a lot of temptation for any kid and even worse if the kid has food issues. I would lead by example and just have healthy snacks and water to drink while they are there and they can sit and eat with me and have what I am having. Also, I would take them out for a walk or play an active game together  

Give the child healthy choices to eat. Make sure to let the parent know she asked for junk food and you gave her healthy options in case the kid makes it seem like you are mean or not feeding her.

If I am in charge then the child will do and eat what I allow. I certainly wouldn't give any child free reign in my kitchen. Even friends that just come to play only eat what I allow.