I think you raise a good point. Much research, and recently by the Canadian Medical Association, shows this disconnect between perception and reality: the problem is down the street, but it's not in my house; it's not with my kids. That's a problem to get, because parents are a key player here, and if parents don't think there's a problem; if parents think, “Well, my kid's chubby but he'll grow out of it”, or “My kids are active all the time”; if their frame of reference is incorrect and they don't think it's a problem, they're not likely to intervene with any parental change that's likely to correct a problem. It's very delicate, but I think it's very important.
On September 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.