Originally posted by LuvMyGirl

Are mothers responsible for their children's weight problems? Yes, if you count genetics. There's also the kind of food they offer the kids, the size of the portions, and -- according to the department of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the signals they give when they watch their children eat.

The pediatricians reported in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics that children who eat too much and too quickly are responding to signals from their mothers. When they videotaped 77 children, there was a clear association between how fast and how much the child ate, and the comments and signs they were getting from their mothers.

After all, remarks such as "finish everything on your plate," and actions such as putting out seconds without being asked, do add up over the years.