Does anyone have any ideas on how to diplomatically talking to your teenagers about obesity? It's a tough subject, having been a morbidly obese individual myself, I ...
I'm a mentor to a 12 year old little girl through the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program. We've been together for about 1.5 years. She's a great kid, very thou...
My son is 12 yrs old and is quite obese. He eats too much and always ask for the dishes of his choice only. He does not go out to play out door games and most of the ...
An article in today's New York Times says that the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, wants to ban oversized drinks sold in the city as one way to help fight obesi...
My two y/o daugther has been off the charts in terms of her weight since she's been two months old. She's also a tall little girl (90th percentile). That said, I real...
Have you seen the news story about the mom handing out notes, instead of treats, to the children she considers "moderately obese" tonight on Halloween?
What do you t...
Ok, moms & dads, I need help. My husband and I are over weight (I've been my entire life) and now our son is becoming heavy. He's 9.5, in 3rd grade and is very acti...
A good friend's daughter is 8 1/2 and weighs 130 lbs. My friend has realized how critical this issue is and has enrolled her daughter in a program that counsels the f...
We have a family member that has been progressively gaining more and more weight over the last five years. He is borderline obese. We are concerned about his health...
