Wednesday, May 12, 2010

When parent's good intentions disparage obese children

CNN:

(CNN) -- Twinkies. Fat slob. Gordita.

It didn't stop with the nicknames.

"Eat only half." "Stop eating so much."

For Claudia Garza, these taunts didn't come from schoolyard peers -- they came from her family.

Obese children are 65 percent more likely to be bullied than their peers of normal weight, according to a study published in Pediatrics this month. But teasing about weight is not confined to schools-- it can also occur within the home, according to childhood obesity experts.

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