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Kids of authoritarian parents ‘more likely to be obese’
March 20, 2014 by NewsBot
Every parent has their own sense of what is best for raising their child. But a new study, presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2014 meeting, suggests that kids whose parents are strict but not emotionally receptive are more likely to be obese, compared with kids whose parents set boundaries but are affectionate.