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Do Parents Help or Hurt Their Overweight Children?
June 02, 2008
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., June 2 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:

Obesity among children is a growing public health concern, given the physical and psychological consequences associated with excess body weight. The study, "Accurate Parental Classification of Overweight Adolescents' Weight Status: Does It Matter?" determined that parents need to talk less and do more when it comes to weight-related matters. Parents who recognized tha . . .

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