CHILDHOOD OBESITY Most of the people in the world will assume that a fast food restaurant should be held responsible for the childhood obesity increase, when in fact the parents and kids who purchase and consume unhealthy foods are responsible for their own choices. We live in a society that has changed dramatically over the past decade or so. Many of these changes, such as both parents working outside of the home, longer work hours by both parents, and meals eaten outside of the home often affect what children eat, where they eat, and how much they eat. Many of these so called habits that people have accepted as a normal way of life are contributing to the growing levels of childhood obesity. It is a parent’s right and responsibility to make their own decisions and in choosing what is right for their children. Parents can and do have a say about what their kids eat. Most parents today are introducing junk foods and foods offered in fast food restaurants during their children’s early years. Parents play a role as household makers. They make the decisions on food availability in the home, and create the setting for what foods are being eaten. The temptations with all the commercials among other things for fast food that are out there being offered can be hard for a parent/kid to ignore. The trend of eating in a fast food restaurant seems to be becoming more convenient and a simple solution for families who may have a lack of time, or are just too tired to cook. Fast food is offered to so many at a low cost and is ready to eat. Many families enjoy meals away from home. A fast food restaurant does not promote their food towards families as being healthy or nutritious, however, they do cater to kids more than anyone else, and claim that there food is good in their commercials. There are numerous fast food chains within our country alone, However, McDonalds has been