Who is to blame when morbidly obese children become walking, talking, illness time bombs? Is it the child’s fault or the parents? With utter certainty, physician, lawyer, children’s advocate and fitness authority Michael Applebaum, M.D., J.D., explains why the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of the parents. He reveals why he believes obese children ought to sue their parents for “wrongful lifestyle” and child abuse/neglect.

We discussed the book The Idle Parent by author Tom Hodgkinson, which teaches parents that the best way to parent is to leave your kids alone! We also talked over the pros and cons of being a “helicopter parent” – is it a good thing for your mom to negotiate her kids salary with his new employer?! Last, we shared the story about an angry mom whose son fought with another boy while the other boy’s father “watched.”

Great show today. Maria Malin, author of When You Just Can’t Say Good – bye, Don’t, joined us to discuss dealing with the loss of a child. Other topics we focused on were a new study about toddlers who lie, and whether they do better in life, and also whether breast feeding should be allowed in public.