Posted by Carrie Watson on Tuesday, August 20, 2013,
http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2013/08/19/toronto_schools_to_measure_students_weight_but_wont_send_fat_letters_home.html
Disturbing to read this morning that the Toronto District
School Board is allowing BMI testing in schools. The study being conducted by Toronto’s Public
Health Authority, plans to test 12,000 students between Grades 7-12. While Toronto has refrained from sending “fat
letters” home to parents as they do in the US, the impact of this study will
fall ...
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Posted by Carrie Watson on Monday, June 17, 2013,
I took my
kids to a new park this week in our neighbourhood. When we arrived, there
were about 15 other kids there with their childcare providers. They were
kind enough to share the sand toys with my kids, who played happily alongside
the larger group. The conversation among the childcare providers was
light and friendly, but then took a turn for the worse when one of them started
sharing about her new diet. It started with an 'innocent' "hey, I
lost 2 lbs this week", which was met with... Continue reading ...
