Today I met my former coworker's 70lb four year old At work today, a former coworker dropped by. I'm a car guy, and also tech savvy, so he wanted help setting up a for sale ad on Craigslist (obviously he's not at all good with computers). He had his son with him, who's all of just 3'6" (or barely over a meter) tall. He was boasting about how he's over 70 pounds (31kg) at only four years old. The dad (my former coworker) talked about how much he eats like he was proud of it, which is clearly why he was overweight and weighed what he did.  I can only imagine how this kids life will turn out being that big.  How do some parents (I am one myself) think over-eating is acceptable for children? Perhaps because his father is overweight, so that's acceptable for their children?