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Bullying Outweighs Obesity in Parents' Minds

A new poll reveals bullying of obese kids, lack of enforcement of healthy behaviors are top health concerns for parents

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Bullying is an even greater concern for parents of obese children than obesity itself according to a new poll from C.S Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich.

"We found that parents with overweight or obese children actually view bullying as a greater problem than childhood obesity," says Matthew M. Davis, M.D., director of the National Poll on Children's Health. "Since bullying is known to be a problem for children with increased weight, bullying prevention programs will need to be mindful of obesity as a potential trigger for bullying behavior, and of parents' concerns surrounding this issue." Ages 6 to 13 present the biggest weight-bullying issues.

And while the majority of parents engage their children in a discussion of healthy eating habits and the danger of sedentary behaviors, few in the study reported doing anything to enforce proper behaviors.

The National Poll on Children's Health finds:

• 30 percent of parents with overweight or obese children do not set limits on TV, video games or computer games.

• Parents of overweight or obese children were more likely to rate neighborhood safety and lack of opportunities for physical activity as top health concerns for kids

• 39 percent of families polled include one or more overweight or obese child who is between the ages of 6 and 13.

• 52 percent of families with obese children and 49 percent of families with

overweight children include an obese parent. Only 26 percent of families with all healthy weight children report having an obese parent.

"In many families, obesity is a two-generation phenomenon among parents and their children," says Davis, associate professor of general pediatrics and internal medicine at the U-M Medical School, and associate professor of public policy at the U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. "This trend could be the result of genetics, or behaviors such as eating habits and physical activity that are shared among parents and their children."


Matthew M. F. Miller Matthew M. F. Miller, author of “Maybe Baby: An Infertile Love Story” (HCI, 2008), is a syndicated fatherhood blogger

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