picture of 4 yr old of what the school calls "Obese"

I would sue them and I am Canadian!
Bunch of idiots at that school.

She is beautiful!!! I have 2 girls, and when the school has weigh-in day, I write a note excusing them. I never want my daughters to feel insecure with their bodies. I understand why the schools do it, some children do need someone to step up and help these children that truly are obese. But on the other hand the measures that they use, the schools have to look at the big picture, height, bone structure, muscle tone. What are we doing to our children.
We teach our children to be kind and except differences of other children. Adults need to think what they are doing by labeling a child! Hug your granddaughter, and tell her she is beautiful inside and out!

You know, thinking about this further I'm thinking that it was part of kindergarten screening, in which they check sight and hearing as well to make sure they are prepared for school. They did the same to my son. However, his BMI was fine and he was in the "healthy" range according to his paperwork. I just pulled it out of curiosity.

It's a benchmark "check up" to see where the child is at and if there are any glaring issues. It's kind of like going to WIC appointments and being told to give your child juice so they can get their fruits and then being told that milk has too much sugar and not to allow much of that. When I hear stuff like this I just stare at the person telling me and shake my head - I'd rather my kid actually eat fruit - but more importantly, vegetables! - and drink milk than drink more juice than milk. Of course my kids drink a lot of water, but so do my husband and I, so I guess I don't quite get the pop/juice thing.

What I'm trying to say is that it's not worth freaking out about. Also, it's about perception. With an obese BMI people argued with me insisting that I was not obese. When overweight, people insisted I wasn't overweight. Again, focusing on good meals and portion control for now will probably be just fine.

There were many responses to my post that the school says my granddaughter is too fat. Here is a picture of her. Granted she is not a skinny little girl but I do not believe this is "Obese" (thier word). She weighs 44 pounds. But I think it is because she is solid and not fat. I checked her height myself and she is 3 foot 3 inches without shoes.

What a darling darling little girl!!! Just perfect

As an aside, schools are now required by law to educate children and families about nutrition in regards to childhood obesity. You can thank the Obamas for that. If a child falls into the obese category schools must report it by law. Nutrition education is a must now. Schools are required to have a wellness committee. All these new regulations are in place to fight the obesity epidemic in this country.

Socialism at its finest. :huh:

Why do people insist on bringing their political views into posts?:grumble:

I am appalled. Your GD is nearly the same weight and height as my daughter. They are within the range according to the CDC. My daughter is a little taller and weighs 1.5 lbs less. She is in the 75th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. your GD is in the 50th percentile for height and the 90th percentile for weight. Some people even called her a little chubby. She is not even chubby. Talk about giving our little ones a complex... look my daughter adds weight stretches up and up, adds weight, and then stretches again it is called growing!! look all that matters, is that she eats well and that she is active. limit the tv and video games. she is fine. I am so upset that someone would call this baby obese!!!

I am so sorry!

BTW I am the director of a private preschool with over 300 children in my school. I would never have sent home this note without first knowing my facts and I would have only sent it home if there was a true concern.

Well according to most of the people posting here, regardless if you think it was a true concern or not, you have no business sending a note home with that concern to a parent because its not your business what is going on in the home, less you get sued, physically assaulted or ignored.

What?! She looks pretty tall to me and not obese. She is adorable.

I think this is why BMI should stop being used. It doesn't take into account muscle mass or the fact that some kids grow faster than others. I know when I was in elementary school, I was tall for my age and then my growth slowed when I entered middle school.

BMI is useless in general, but that's just my opinion on the matter.

I would sue them and I am Canadian!
Bunch of idiots at that school.

Sue them for what? The school nurse sending a note home to a parent concerned about their childs BMI and asking if the parents would like a home visit for nutritional counseling for which they can freely accept or decline?

agreed, sue them for what?? accept or decline. the end.

I am appalled. Your GD is nearly the same weight and height as my daughter. They are within the range according to the CDC. My daughter is a little taller and weighs 1.5 lbs less. She is in the 75th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. your GD is in the 50th percentile for height and the 90th percentile for weight. Some people even called her a little chubby. She is not even chubby. Talk about giving our little ones a complex... look my daughter adds weight stretches up and up, adds weight, and then stretches again it is called growing!! look all that matters, is that she eats well and that she is active. limit the tv and video games. she is fine. I am so upset that someone would call this baby obese!!!

I am so sorry!

BTW I am the director of a private preschool with over 300 children in my school. I would never have sent home this note without first knowing my facts and I would have only sent it home if there was a true concern.

Well according to most of the people posting here, regardless if you think it was a true concern or not, you have no business sending a note home with that concern to a parent because its not your business what is going on in the home, less you get sued, physically assaulted or ignored.

My children do not attend public school for many reasons including the fact that public schools often over step parenting boundaries. However, the blanket of "its no ones's business what goes on at home" is false. I am required by law to notify certain information to authorities and parents. Yes it is my job as the parent to parent, and the schools job to educate. That being said any concerns should certainly be addressed. It's not what you say it is how you say. In this situation it sounds like a blanket response with no real concern was sent out. Private schools are often (not always) more sincere. We pay them to send our children and my dis enrollment cost them money. Therefore, they often approach such matters with delicacy and take each situation on a case by case. They have more personal relationships which means parents are often more accepting of concerns. It is a respect missing in public schools. If this parent chooses to ignore, it is her right. being sued doesn't scare me.