Call an obese kid an obese kid
Posted by Sean Keating on June 13th, 2007. Filed under: patient relations, american medical association, obese_kids, overweight, patient relations.
Do you use terms like “heavy” when talking to overweight or obese kids and their parents? Well, a federally funded group convened by the American Medical Association says shouldn’t. They recommend using the term “obese.”
Some doctors avoid blunt terms for “fear that we’re going to stigmatize children, we’re going to take away their self-esteem, we’re going to label them,” Reginald Washington, a committee spokesman and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Panel urges doctors to be blunter on child obesity [Via Philadelphia Inquirer]
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