Dr Russell Viner and colleagues from the UCL Institute of Child Health in London say that the weight of a child by itself is not a reason for child protection staff to get involved. But in an article on what they accept is a potentially contentious issue, published online today by the British Medical Journal, they suggest that it may be appropriate to consider the child protection register if the parents consistently fail to change the family's lifestyle and will not engage with outside help. ‘Parental failure to provide their children with adequate treatment for a chronic illness (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/16/parents-obese-children-neglect
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