In some countries, children are becoming overweight and unhealthy. Some people think that it is the responsibility of governments to solve this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, obesity is more common among young people and irrefutably it is far from a welcomed sign. Before taking any actions to alleviate

this

, we need to know that the reasons behind the phenomenon are manifold.

Firstly

, the content on the internet, like Youtube and online games, is increasingly attractive.

Besides

, in a lot of families, both

parents

need to go out to work and

this

consequently

leads to inadequate supervision of children. So, who holds the ultimate responsibility for young adolescents' sedentary lifestyle and obesity problems? Some contend that it must be the

parents

. Teachers in schools basically have no rights (and fair enough, no responsibilities) to monitor what children do after school, neither can the government announce a ban on visiting certain websites by a particular age group at certain hours.

Parents

have to find a way,

such

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mother quits her job and the family spends less altogether, to supervise their children if they really prioritize

this

. To some young fellas with better self-discipline, encouragement may actually work better than using an authoritarian approach, and it is undoubtedly

parents

' responsibility how to impart the concept of self-discipline to their offspring.

However

, there are

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roles in which the government can step in. Not only can they build more parks and sports facilities, so as to make it convenient for young people to assess, but they can

also

lift the frequencies of police patrol. After all, the crime situation is an important apprehension for a lot of

parents

, especially in countries with a lot of knife crimes like the UK. To sum up, the government can contribute by means of building community facilities and combating crimes, but the hope of any meaningful amelioration of the problem lies in how big the sacrifices

parents

are willing to make, in terms of time, money and patience, in their process of raising their kids.