Are parents responsible when kids are fat?

drhelen.blogspot.com - 12/12/2008

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Katherine Berry at PJM has a column entitled, "Fat Kids Have Their Parents to Blame" with an accompanying caption, "Childhood obesity ultimately comes down to the choices mom and dad make." I am not sure I agree entirely with this. Parents may be in part to blame for poor choices but I have to ...

pajamasmedia.com - 12/12/2008

Fat Kids Have Their Parents to Blame

— pajamasmedia.com — Childhood obesity ultimately comes down to the choices mom and dad make.... (more) Fat Kids Have Their Parents to Blame

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news.yahoo.com - 12/11/2008

Parents worldwide inspired to name kids for Obama (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Romania's downtrodden Gypsies once enslaved, like African-Americans, yet still struggling to overcome deep-seated prejudice... seem particularly inspired. (more) Parents worldwide inspired to name kids for Obama (AP)

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