3 ms·
I think the parents are right to interpret the terms that way. They are not misinterpreting the weight of their children, they are just answering survey questio
by seunosewa 15y ago
I think the parents are right to interpret the terms that way. They are not misinterpreting the weight of their children, they are just answering survey questions based on their own points of view and relative observations.
- paulhauggis 15y agoThis seems to happen a lot. I've seen many surveys where group x is seen as "uninformed" when in reality, it's because the group has a differing opinion than the person giving the survey.
- ErrantX 15y agoI guess it depends on how the studies were conducted (I haven't looked). They may well take steps to eradicate this problem. However, I suspect you are right and - in actual fact - this may really be what the studies are concluding: that parents of overweight children do not see the problem because the average they see around them is not medically-healthy normal. It would be interesting to see the average weights of children in the study areas to see how much the theory stands. It would also be interesting to see a similar survey that asked whether they thought their child was within the healthy bounds (i.e. no classifications like "overweight" where they could draw comparisons).