Annoyed by that PediaSure ad

[Anonymous]

I have a child who absolutely WILL NOT drink a glass of milk. I try my best to supplement with cheese and yogurt but am I bad parent because my two year old won't drink milk?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are overreacting. There are parents whose children have real dietary issues that have nothing to do with bad parenting.

The pediasure people aren't going to run an ad that says, our child is desperately low weight and the doctors are concerned that she's headed to a serious medical problem if we don't get some calories into her. They aren't going to run an ad that talks about all the conditions that could lead to it. Just like with many other consumer products, they are being euphemistic. If they went the other way, they would be accused of using scare tactics.

Picky eating isn't a real dietary issue, it is bad parenting. [/quot

Who said picky eating?

The woman in the ad, moron. Either watch the ad or read the original post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend's DD was a micro preemie who has always had feeding issues. They even had to take her to a daily feeding clinic for a while b/c the doctors wanted to put a feeding tube in her. She is giving Pediasure or something like it to help her gain weight.

So what? That has nothing to do with the annoying ad. Nobody said there was never a reason to sue PediaSure, just that the ad about picky eating is annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend's DD was a micro preemie who has always had feeding issues. They even had to take her to a daily feeding clinic for a while b/c the doctors wanted to put a feeding tube in her. She is giving Pediasure or something like it to help her gain weight.

So what? That has nothing to do with the annoying ad. Nobody said there was never a reason to sue PediaSure, just that the ad about picky eating is annoying.

It's not just picky eating.....don't forget this, which is the most important part of it: "And when her diet started to affect her development and growth..."

[Anonymous]

Oh my gosh, you bad parenting people have no idea.

My son is 15 months. He is SKINNY. I have tried literally everything. We started with purees, but when he wasn't receptive, we tried baby led weaning (which did NOT work for us). My child wants to eat but only on his terms, which generally mean eating one or two bites at most at each meal. So while I'm not yet able to say he's "picky," I can tell you taht it's not a matter of bad parenting. What the hell?

We have not done pediasure because I'm still nursing and I'm assured that my milk is better absorbed (and before you start flaming me saying he doesn't eat b/c he nurses, our pediatrician URGED me not to stop nursing given the eating issues DS has).

We have been to a feeding and speech therapist, who believes there is no physical problem, that DS is developing fine, and is simply not as interested in eating as he might be. She's given us some tips, we've tried everything.

So a great big ole' fuck you to everyone saying that picky eaters = bad parenting. Ugh, you people are so stupid; and so am I for letting idiots get under my skin. Gr.

[Anonymous]

OP, you are lucky not to have a child with serious eating issues. My son's doctors recommended Pediasure - but he would not drink it. So guess what? His nutritionist recommended HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM in his bottle. For months, this liquid fat was our savior. Thank goodness this phase of his life is over, but let me tell you there are far worse solutions than Pediasure, and sometimes you cannot avoid them.

[Anonymous]

I hate the commercial because children that actually need pediasure are not picky eaters but they have some disability that prevent them from ingesting the nutrients through regular food/feeding.
I had 2 charges who got pediasure through a pump overnight to help with their caloric intake.

[Anonymous]

My little sister who survived off of pedisure for the first 5 years of her life now drinks instant breakfast drinks in the am.

She wasn't a picky eater by choice her birth mom was the same way. To make sure she got the calories and fat she needed my mom bought pedisure for years. Now she is almost 12 and drinks a instant breakfast before school. She is a A student, on a competion dance team and wouldnt have the energy to do all of this if we didn't step up.

As for picky eating I know it is gross but if you forced her to eat something she couldn't stand she would vomit all over the place. Why go through that everyday.

She still to this day eats a limited diet but very healthy

[Anonymous]

I think the problem here is not the children who actually need it because of health problems.
The annoying part about the ad (not the product itself) is that the ad suggest to give it to picky eater as an easy way out.
At the point where my child is so picky that her/his health is in trouble, that's where I would not give the option to eat picky. From how I grew up, I'm sure picky eating is a partenting issue. My mom let me be a picky eater, and Im still picky. I think she should have tried harder to introduce veggies and the like.
Again, this is not about children who need the product, but mostly about parents not taking the easy way instead of teaching their kids healthy eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My little sister who survived off of pedisure for the first 5 years of her life now drinks instant breakfast drinks in the am.

She wasn't a picky eater by choice her birth mom was the same way. To make sure she got the calories and fat she needed my mom bought pedisure for years. Now she is almost 12 and drinks a instant breakfast before school. She is a A student, on a competion dance team and wouldnt have the energy to do all of this if we didn't step up.

As for picky eating I know it is gross but if you forced her to eat something she couldn't stand she would vomit all over the place. Why go through that everyday.

She still to this day eats a limited diet but very healthy

I think picky eating can be both nature or nurture, but I also lean heavily toward nature (genetics). Many people have sensory issues that just make it too disgusting to eat certain foods. My best friend loves the flavor of blueberries, but finds them too incredibly slimy to actually eat. I can't imagine someone who doesn't want to eat blueberries.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have people whose eating habits interfere with their ability to thrive, and in some cases, like my nephew with autism, the ability to survive. He is 16 years old and if he weighs more than 95 pounds, it's a good day. He drinks 3 high protein supplements a day (plus the limited foods he will consume). He has severe sensory issues and just will NOT eat. He's very low functioning, cannot speak or sign, so there's no true ability to reason with him. Other than an IV, supplements are the way to go.

So don't dismiss sensory issues. They're very real. Does that make the commercial any less annoying? Maybe not. But in its own way it may help educate some parents who are facing these things. Yes, it will probably attract lazy parents, too. But I for one am glad these products are out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a child who absolutely WILL NOT drink a glass of milk. I try my best to supplement with cheese and yogurt but am I bad parent because my two year old won't drink milk?

Actually that makes your child smart because milk is awful for people because it is meant for COWS. I wish people were not stuck in the illusion that milk is actually good for people.

[Anonymous]

As others have pointed out, most kids who drink Pediasure are on it for months at a time like my daughter as a result of a serious health problem. My daughter has a disability and drinks 3 bottles of pediasure a day (plus her food) just to maintain her pathetically skinny underweight. It's either that or heavy cream or lard.

These commercials are a deliberate attempt by Pediasure to expand their market into casual users -- Oops, my kid didn't eat her asparagus, I'll just toss her a can of Pediasure. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous]

You watch ads?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
These commercials are a deliberate attempt by Pediasure to expand their market into casual users -- Oops, my kid didn't eat her asparagus, I'll just toss her a can of Pediasure. Good luck with that.

NP here, but I think they'll be successful with that. Personally, the ad bugs me too, but I could definitely see a parent thinking, "Hmm....let me give that a try. What's the harm?" And, there you go - increased sales for PediaSure!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the problem here is not the children who actually need it because of health problems.
The annoying part about the ad (not the product itself) is that the ad suggest to give it to picky eater as an easy way out.
At the point where my child is so picky that her/his health is in trouble, that's where I would not give the option to eat picky. From how I grew up, I'm sure picky eating is a partenting issue. My mom let me be a picky eater, and Im still picky. I think she should have tried harder to introduce veggies and the like.
Again, this is not about children who need the product, but mostly about parents not taking the easy way instead of teaching their kids healthy eating.

Really? You are blaming your mother for the fact that you are STILL a picky eater? If so, I urge you to try some new things...perhaps one new item a week. You may not love them all but one bite certainly will not harm you!