Strict Parents May Breed Fat Kids
http://www.wral.com/family/9319248/detail.html#
WRAL.com - Family - Strict Parents May Breed Fat Kids, Study Says
Very interesting, if I may say so myself.
It makes perfect sense, but I’m still very impressed that someone did a study to prove it 
Strict mothers were nearly five times more likely to raise tubby first-graders than mothers who treated their children with flexibility and respect while also setting clear rules.
I don’t think its nice to call first-graders “tubby” 
That sounds like something the class bully would say.
Even still, “five times more likely” is pretty significant.
Seventeen percent of the children of strict disciplinarians were overweight compared to 9.9 percent of the children of neglectful parents, 9.8 percent of the children of permissive parents and 3.9 percent of the children of flexible rule-setters.
That’s really significant. That means that to get the full benefits, you need to be a balanced parent. Its slightly better to be permissive, but your children are still at an elevated risk. Funny, I kind of think that’s the case in many other areas as well 
Other studies have shown the flexible parenting style, also called authoritative, has other good results for children such as higher achievement in school and lower incidence of depression, said John Lavigne, chief psychologist at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Again, this makes total sense!
Good article (except for the “tubby” thing) 