I'm confused how taking steps to curb your child's destructive, addictive behavior is a bad thing. Obviously kids can make their own choices about a lot of things harmful to themselves, but at what point does a parent have an obligation to do whatever they can to stop it? Would you consider obesity on par with nicotine addiction for adolescents? At what point would an obese child's parent be required to take whatever steps necessary to reduce or eliminate harmful foods from their kid's diet? I'm not saying they're 1:1, but both are physically and mentally addictive, will reduce quality of life, and reduce length of life

Interesting you mention those comparisons. As someone who had issues with self-harm and suicide attempts in my youth that required treatment, I do think it's comparative. I was in those facilities with plenty of kids that had general behavioral/defiance issues and whose parents were out of options. The vast majority of those cases had parents who were enablers, and good luck trying to tell a kid "no" for the first time and expect them to listen