If Your Child was Overweight, Would You Want to Know?  If Your
Child Was Overweight, Would You Want to Know?By Jen Mueller for
SparkPeople  If there's one thing I've learned about parenting,
it's how hard it is to feel judged by others. When you have
kids, your whole life changes and most (if not all) of the
decisions you make in life take another little person (or
people) into consideration. I spend most of my day caring for my
kids, trying to make sure their needs are met and they are
growing up to be good individuals. So the last thing I want to
hear is that I'm doing something wrong that's going to
negatively impact them for the rest of their lives. It's hard to
take criticism about your parenting skills, but that's what a
lot of people feel when their child's weight comes into
question.  My son was a big baby, and I got tired of hearing how
"chunky" he was. I knew he was a perfectly healthy breastfed
baby, so I tried to ignore the comments, especially since his
pediatrician was not the least bit concerne