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Apr 2020
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10. What should you do and not do if you...

Mirna Sabbagh
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Many parents do not know their children is overweight. Once parents are told their child is overweight they tend to often times make several mistakes with the child which makes the process much longer and often ineffective. In this episode, I discuss how to handle this delicate situation based on my clinical experience with hundreds of overweight children.

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