The Mother Feeding Her Son Into Obesity | Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance | Origin

Jo Frost is tackling two of today’s toughest and most controversial
parenting issues: ADHD and obesity. 

She meets the Coughlan family whose seven year old son Regan has recently been diagnosed
with ADHD. The Coughlin’s are struggling to cope with and to understand Regan’s
erratic behaviour. 

In Manchester, Josh Dumbleton is 10 years old and close to being morbidly obese.  His mum
doesn’t know how to help him - but could she be part of the problem? In a revealing study, Jo investigates how young girls really feel about their bodies. Can it be true that children as young as six regard themselves as fat and think about dieting and what can parents do to help?


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[anonymmaskros]

I feel so sad for the other boy, his brother. No one has time to see him or interact with him because the ADHD boy gets all the attention. He must feel very lonely, I think

[marieboutin]

this woman is a real helper, a coach. She is so kind and full of love for the children who have difficulties. A very good person.

[Skarlet]

Josh is such a cute kid. No tantrum, not even a debate about getting biscuits when his mom says no.

[chrisleigh]

I nearly cried hearing what the 6 year olds had to say about body image...absolutely shocking and heart breaking. Skinny doesn't equal beautiful, healthy equals beautiful. Also parents and kids need to understand that literally "You are what you eat", this isn't just a phrase, it's a fact of life. Also also, Josh can do it, and he deserves some mates.

[ehurte]

My daughter was diagnosed with ADHD at age 7, but she didn't have the behavioral issues. She had OCD with her hyperness. She acted compulsively, and that scared me. I medicated her at that age. If I didn't, She wouldn't stay in her seat to do her school work. She was that kid who wanted to clean and straighten up things, when it wasn't warrented. At age 15, as she matured, she didn't need it, but she still needed a vice to help her get thru the day at school, and that vice was her music. Her teachers let her have her earbuds in to listen to her music, to block out the noise around her, so she can don't know how she was able to do that, but she did. She's 24 now, and an awesome young adult.

[itsmochicakes]

Update on Josh for anyone wondering: he's attending University, is a mixing engineer and is approximately 22 years old. He looks to be very happy and he doesn't seem to have gotten any bigger than he was in this show, which I'd say is a blessing considering his childhood ☺️

[breeannaschilling]

Soooo sad what Reagin said “you’re here to help me be good”. He thinks he’s a bad kid 😢 💔
I love that she replied that she’s there to help the parents understand him.

[pheart]

the boy with the weight issue seems so nice and intelligent, and perceptive.

[christinehallett]

That poor boy Josh. That mum clearly has depression and issues with social anxiety but to not seek help for herself so she can take her child to the park to play and to stop over feeding him is neglect

[iLOVEpalestineNlebanonFOREVER]

Reagan is one of those cases where he truly needs medication. Just because doctors over medicating children is a legitimate problem does not mean that no one benefits from being medicated. If they are concerned about starting the medication they should start with a very low-dose and see whether or not it’s affective. Once they’ve seen that it can help they can just adjust the amount until the symptoms are manageable and bearable. We’re lucky to live in the era that we do. We are lucky to have the medications that we have. We really should use them when they’re needed. There’s no point in suffering what can be changed. Of course it should always be used alongside behavioural intervention.

[oliviaclark]

The best part is how proud Regan is of his own good behavior, you can see it on his face! He had an image of himself as a "bad kid" and Jo turned that around for him❤️

[MeloyKimberly]

What a sweetheart Josh is! I wish he and his mother all the very best ♥️

[crimsonclover]

Poor Josh...what a sweet little lad. I'd love to take him and his mom on a day out. It's obvious that mom has confidence/anxiety issues.

[katehack]

Josh's Mum is being selfish. She seems quite happy to have him be a home body so she has company. I was really disturbed by how comfortable she was saying "we're just a couple of home bodies - WE just like to stay home"

[ssglgbr]

I love Jo’s point about body image & young girls. Truly, if mom speaks poorly about her own body, children will internalize these beliefs. I wonder what would happen if we were kinder with our ourselves and others.

[Kristi__xo]

Dear God, I hope she stops feeding her child with food like that. My parents and grandparents (especially them ) did the same, and I was obese by 12. I had to lose an enormous amount of weight by 14 and developed an ED. I have dealt with gaining and losing all my life and disordered eating. I'm 30 and still don't have it under control fully.

[giuliapipoli]

I’ve been wrench-sobbing for 30 whole minutes about josh. that boy is a ray of sun and deserves nothing but everything good in life. someone please tell me where he is right now and what he’s up to because I seriously will not be able to move on from this if not

[Rocketpower]

this was back in 2009 and these issues are still relevant today. jo frost is an amazing woman

[pearl_skz]

at 32:00 seeing the other kid helping his mom with the door really brought tears to my eyes. I hope he is getting the love and attention he needs to grow up healthy. Must be hard to grow up with an ADHD diagnosed brother :(

[isabelle]

Poor Josh, he has no friends, he is a sweet kid. It is his Mom fault for him being obese at such a young age.