Should schools be telling the children their parents are fat?
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DCG posted: " MyNorthwest.com: At schools in a number of states across
the country, students' Body Mass Index is measured and the results are sent
to parents. While some people get upset by these "fat letters," an article
recently published by the American Academy " Respond to this post by
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Isn't it obvious?
MyNorthwest.com<http://mynorthwest.com/11/2344436/Should-schools-tell-parents-their-children-are-fat>:
At schools in a number of states across the country, *students' Body Mass
Index is measured and the results are sent to parents*. While some people
get upset by these "fat letters," an
article<http://www.usnews.com/pubfiles/0819childletters.pdf>recently
published by the American Academy of Pediatrics says it is
important for children's futures.
"No parent would be proud to receive a letter stating their child is in the
overweight or obese category, but the awareness and acknowledgment that he
or she could have a weight problem* begins the process of a
multidisciplinary approach to change*. It is time to put aside this pride
for the future of our children's health," writes author Michael R. Flaherty.
While KIRO Radio host Tom Tangney finds it unusual a parent wouldn't
recognize their kid was overweight, co-host John Curley says it seems
there's a good number that don't.
"*Apparently there are a lot of parents who just say, oh he's big boned, or
he's a little overweight, or he's kind of chubby*, but I was that way when
I was his age and I outgrew it."
For those parents who explain away their kids' weight or don't think of it
as a real health threat, Tom says *a letter from the school would likely be
a pretty good wake-up call*.
"If I was a parent and I got that about my kid, I'd sort of know, if the
school district actually takes note of my kid, and they think it's a
problem,* I maybe better address it and take it more seriously than I have
been so far*."
Tom says we have hearing tests and sight tests at school and if obesity is
a danger to kids, it's important to point those problems out to parents
too. "If we think obesity is a dangerous medical development, I think it
makes some sense to put parents on notice."
Schools are becoming kids' parents these days. Instead of focusing on the
three R's, they now want to be their doctor and sex
educator<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/08/25/wisconsin-schools-introduce-masturbation-in-fourth-grade-everything-else-by-sixth/>.
Heaven forbid a parent actually be allowed to parent their own children.
DCG
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