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Helping Good Parents, Become Better Parents

On the Today show, they included a segment on childhood obesity in correlation to parenting style.
The fact is: Your parenting style has a direct impact on how much and what kind of food your child eats.
We discuss parenting styles and communicating with your child as part of our online parenting seminars dealing with eating disorders […]

At Better Parenting University, we are often asked to review and/or participate in different family and parenting studies - looking at family relationships, behaviors and trends. One such study is the Child Well-Being Index. Produced by Duke University researchers, this study provides a research-based look at the quality of life or well-being of children in […]

I came across this quote in regards to a posting by a girl who is trying “to fix her obesity problem” at ProgressiveU:
yes parents are big blame to the obesity. i blame my parents. they could of told me NO to each cookie I ate before dinner and told me to eat something healthy […]

Dear UK Parents: Your Child Is Obese

Here’s an interesting “government scheme” as it is referred to in an article on thisislondon.co.uk:
Parents of clinically obese five-year-olds will be sent warning letters under a new government scheme.
The notifications will be part of a tough new stance to tackle rising levels of obesity, following a national initiative to weigh all children in schools.
Ministers including […]