Parents' perceptions of their own children's weight appear to be somewhat disconnected from reality, according to a new poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the Harvard School of Public Health.
The poll, released Monday, found that 73 percent of parents think their children are "about the right weight," while 14 percent think their children are "a little overweight." Only 1 percent of parents believe their child to be "very overweight," according to the poll, and 12 percent consider their children to be underweight.
However, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 32 percent of children are overweight and 17 percent are considered obese.
