When I was twelve, I started struggling with my weight. I remember when it got to the worst point: in fifth grade. My classmates commented on my weight and teased me regularly. It wasn't until eighth grade that I decided to do something about it. Sports, weight lifting and a healthy diet became part of my daily life and were the main steps I needed to fight obesity and get back to health. The reason I tell you this story is because Children's Healthcare of Atlanta launched an extremely controversial advertising campaign to show the importance of childhood obesity. The ad campaign features ads that state, “It's hard to be a little girl if you're not one” and “Fat prevention starts at home. And the buffet line”, in which even very obese children participate. This advertising campaign should not take steps to put down children with weight problems, but rather encourage them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. With positive encouragement from parents and better advertising campaigns across America, children would be more likely to be inspired to become healthier. First, parents need to be aware of the big change that children will make in their lives. Research conducted by the University of Rochester stated: “Nearly 80% of obese children between the ages of 10 and 14 with an obese parent will be obese as adults.” Children are likely to eat an unhealthy diet and lack exercise if their parents do. In many ways, parents can cause obesity in children by feeding them unhealthy foods and not encouraging them to play actively enough. Parents also need to regulate the amount of time spent in front of the computer, television or video games. The generation nowadays find themselves on the social media website......center of the paper......e/childhood-obesity-task-force-unveils-action-plan-solving-problem -childhood-obesity->. (NIH) “Eat well, get active, reduce screen time.” Welcome to We Can!, NHLBI, NIH.National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, December 9, 2013. Web. March 25, 2014..(UDC) “Facts about Childhood Obesity.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, February 27, 2014. Web. March 25, 2014..(University of Rochester) University of Rochester, . NP Network. March 24, 2014.D=713>.(CBSNews) Holguin, Jamie. "Fast food linked to childhood obesity." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 05 January 2004. Web. 23 March 2014. childhood obesity/>.