Benign Neglect
Recent extreme cases have the U.S. asking if obese children are victims of abuse—or, at the very least, neglect

When two preschoolers were found recently in a filthy home in a small town in Georgia, the conditions in which they were living were deemed appalling, but the issue that really shocked American readers was the girls’ extreme obesity: The 5-year-old weighed 158 pounds, the 4-year-old, 89. And in South Carolina, a mother was arrested and charged with criminal neglect [...]

He Ain’t Heavy, Says His Mother
With more U.S. children than ever being categorized as overweight or obese, parents (especially moms) must address the problem—if they’ll recognize it at all

It’s widely acknowledged that healthy habits start at home. So with about one-third of U.S. women (many of them mothers) overweight, is it any wonder that childhood obesity rates have hit epidemic proportions in the States? There are a growing number of programs aimed at children, including First Lady Michelle Obama’s [...]