http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/01/10/dear-johnny-s-mom-your-kid-is-fat-signed-the-school.aspxMy older son, who just turned 11, is 5'4". That's tall for his age, way tall. He also weighs somewhere between 80-100 lbs. He knows these statistics not just because kids know these things (which they generally don't), but because he was measured todayenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/01/10/dear-johnny-s-mom-your-kid-is-fat-signed-the-school.aspx#5542Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:55:25 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:5542Strollerderby<p>There's been a lot of focus lately on the relative fatness of kids today. First: letters sent home from</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5542" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/01/10/dear-johnny-s-mom-your-kid-is-fat-signed-the-school.aspx#2966Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:10:33 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:2966Strollerderby<p>Mmm. School lunches. Just thinking about then makes you a little nostalgic, doesn't it? That particular smell found only in school cafeterias (was it the tacos? the green beans? the tater tots? what?); the scowling fat ladies in hairnets wielding large</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2966" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/01/10/dear-johnny-s-mom-your-kid-is-fat-signed-the-school.aspx#2374Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:13:51 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:2374QueenieBadd<p>Or how about this-how about healthy school lunches? &nbsp;How about NOT cutting p.e. and recess in favor of more NCLB test prep? &nbsp;I worked for 5 years as a teacher for Baltimore County schools, and their cafeterias served fries, every day, with everything. &nbsp;Fries with pasta! &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2374" width="1" height="1">