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A 9-year-old boy’s mother urges intervention after his father’s neglect—unrestricted junk food, no sleep rules, excessive screen time—caused severe obesity and school refusal, but authorities declined to act.
A mother in 2026 is urging child protective services to intervene after her 9-year-old son, living with his father, developed severe obesity and stopped attending school due to a lack of structure, including unrestricted junk food, excessive screen time until 2 a.m., and no rules on sleep or exercise.
Despite multiple contacts with social services and school officials, authorities declined to act, stating the situation did not meet intervention thresholds.
The mother, who has no legal custody and fears her son would return to his father if taken back, expressed helplessness and concern over her son’s health and safety, highlighting gaps in child welfare responses to neglect in non-physical abuse cases.
La madre de un niño de 9 años urge a la intervención después de que la negligencia de su padre - comida basura sin restricciones, sin reglas de sueño, tiempo excesivo frente a la pantalla - causara obesidad severa y rechazo a la escuela, pero las autoridades se negaron a actuar.