Australian TV and radio personality Chrissie Swan made headlines a little while back when she posed for some beautiful family photos in The Australian Women’s Weeklyand was subjected to a barrage of online abuse from internet trolls who thought it was a great idea to round on her for being overweight and having a toddler who was heavier than the ideal.A few days later, Chrissie published a piece in Sunday Life about how she came to realise that her cherubic toddler Leo was growing into a chubby little boy. Funnily enough, it wasn’t thanks to the helpful advice from internet trolls. A maternal and child health nurse suggested that Chrissie see a paediatric dietitian for help.
What was missed in all the hype is that Chrissie is no different from most parents out there.
Study after study has shown that most parents fail to recognise when a child is overweight- and that when a child is obese,… Read the rest