Obesity has been causing concern to parents in the United States, where children are reluctant to follow healthy diet plan. The reluctance of kids in consuming healthy food has made them vulnerable to obesity.

However, it is believed that if parenting is positive, kids can be saved from being obese. A recent study conducted by Laurie Miller Brotman from New York University has found that parenting can play vital role in reducing the waist line of the kids.

For the study, a follow up of two previous parental studies was conducted. During the follow up, Laurie Miller Brotman found, “Children who enter school with behaviour problems are at very high risk for academic under-achievement and school dropout, anti-social behaviour, delinquency, obesity and other health problems”.

Parents who had undergone training for parenting were said to have healthy kids. However, their counterparts were more likely to have badly behaved kids with problems like obesity. Factors like exercise, weight and diet were not considered in the study.

The findings of the study have been published in the online issue of Pediatrics. During an interview, Laurie Miller Brotman noted that obesity is not always about calorie intake, it has also to do with the manner by which kids are brought up by their parents.

Parents are required to keep a tab over the manner in which they behave with their kids. Positive parenting can improve the health of kids significantly. Some parents take it lightly as to how their kids manage stress and how they socially interact. But the findings of the study clearly note that parent must pay attention to these factors as well. It is hoped that the findings of the study would help in curbing obesity.