title: Social implications of overweight and obesity in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elucidate some of the social impacts that overweight and obesity in children has on families. Healthcare practitioners may be unaware of these impacts if not similarly affected.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative semistructured, interview-based study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A purposive sample of parents (n = 58) with overweight and obese children (n = 48) from three areas in the United Kingdom was used. Analysis was thematic and iterative, underpinned by Grounded Theory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are many social situations that have an impact on the child directly (stigmatization), on parents (blame), and on the family in general (being ostracized).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Seeing the child and his/her family in a broader context with improved understanding of the complexity of raising an overweight child.
authors.affiliation: iOpener Ltd, Oxford, England, United Kingdom. laureledmunds@gmail.com
authors.forename: Laurel D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Edmunds
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013240:Stereotyping; D006113:United Kingdom