TY - JOUR T1 - Parents who are aware when they are overweight themselves are more likely to recognise this in their children JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 110 LP - 110 DO - 10.1136/eb-2016-102403 VL - 19 IS - 4 AU - Alison Jeffery Y1 - 2016/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/4/110.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Dowd KP, Kirwan RP, Hannigan A, et al. The association between maternal perceptions of own weight status and weight status of her child: results from a national cohort study. Arch Dis Child 2016;101:28–32.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full TextMaking parents aware of their own weight category may help them recognise overweight in their children.Nurses should plot children's body mass index on growth charts rather than relying on maternal perception as the trigger to initiate weight-management measures.Parents may perceive slim, healthy children as underweight.Intervention studies are needed to test whether raising awareness and offering lifestyle change affects the trajectory of weight gain.Studies should concentrate on those most at risk—younger children and those just overweight.We need better understanding of the potential moderators—ethnicity, parental … ER -