They should as far as I am concerned ... I never had kids and have been paying for all those little fat bastards to go to school, maybe their asshole parents need a reality check!!!
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Should schools be telling the children their parents are fat? > ** > 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 > replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Should schools > be telling parents their children are > fat?<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/should-schools-be-telling-parents-their-children-are-fat/> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > [image: Isn't it > obvious?]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/fat-kid.jpg> > > 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 > > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | > September 4, 2013 at 3:45 am | Tags: Big > Brother<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=big-brother>| Categories: > Children <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=34928689>, > Education<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=15005908>| URL: > http://wp.me/pKuKY-nbf > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/should-schools-be-telling-parents-their-children-are-fat/#respond> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/should-schools-be-telling-parents-their-children-are-fat/#comments> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf&email=goosepickles%40gmail.com>. > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/should-schools-be-telling-parents-their-children-are-fat/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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