How parenting styles can lead to childhood obesity

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How parenting styles can lead to childhood obesity

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/parenting-styles-lead-childhood-obesity-152610053.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hdZNlfv8NfpTHl4HadpSzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/shutterstock_12.bb84c145000.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="How parenting styles can lead to childhood obesity" align="left" title="How parenting styles can lead to childhood obesity" border="0" /></a>Parents who regularly punish or dismiss their children’s anxieties could be setting their kids up for obesity, warns a new study. That's because kids who fail to learn how to regulate their negative emotions -- a skill that can be fostered by affirmative parenting --  are more likely to turn to food for comfort, which can eventually lead to obesity. That’s the overarching conclusion of a University of Illinois study, which found a connection between poor parenting skills, defined in the study as “insecure parents,” and a child’s propensity for consuming junk food.</p><br clear="all"/>

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