Parents Avoid Talking About Weight With Their Overweight Kids

A study conducted by social enterprise Mend and the online community Netmums has pointed a key reason behind child obesity.

Parents are hesitant to talk to their children about weight issues, worried if the discussion could affect the child psychologically.

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Parents did not want to broach the subject as they feared hurting the self esteem of the child which could possibly fuel eating disorders.

Mr. Paul Sacher, Mend's co-founder and chief research and development officer, said: "The easiest way to check if your child is a healthy weight or not is to measure their weight and height and then to use an online BMI calculator".

Parents must guide their children in a positive manner and perhaps keep certain checks along the way to evaluate physical and emotional health.

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