MomTalk Talks Managing Your Child's Weight: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Did you happen to see that inconspicuous sheet of paper included in the massive Back-to-School paperwork packet about BMI testing? The Mamas and the Papa did. Well, mostly...
The paper required no action on your part, so it's likely that you breezed over it, what with the other 3,000 pages of redundant information required. Due to state mandate, the school will be tracking our children's BMI, recording it, and saving it in their "private records." What are your thoughts on the role of the schools in managing your child's weight? Is BMI the best way to do that? Tasha Schlake Festel I respectfully request that I be allowed to parent my own child without intervention from the public school system, however well-meaning. I am responsible for keeping my children healthy. I do not need anyone besides me, my husband and my pediatrician to be involved in my children's healthcare. While I understand that the intent of …
Erin Schermerhorn
10:14 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
With elementary schools focusing so much on their bullying prevention program, how can this help? Massachusetts requires all residents to have health care. This definitely falls into the pediatricians corner. While I am thankful for what the schools do for the students, I think I will leave this for the experts. I agree about the lunches. A plastic bag full of mushy pancakes and a side of syrup … more ›