Topic: Julie Lumeng

Obese Children Are More Likely to Be Bullied

Modern Medicine - 644 days ago
Obese children are more likely to be bullied than their normal-weight peers, regardless of several potential academic, social and sociodemographic confounders, according to research published online May 3 in Pediatrics.. Julie C. Lumeng, M.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, ...

Obese kids more likely to be bullied

About.com - 645 days ago
A study published today in the journal Pediatrics confirms an unfortunate reality: "We had hypothesized that if an obese child were in the racial majority, was nonpoor, attended a school that was less socioeconomically or racially diverse, had strong social skills, or ...

Time to Tie His Own Shoes

Parenting - 869 days ago
Although plenty of kids' shoes have Velcro closures, tying laces is still a big-kid accomplishment worth teaching. Many kids learn by age 6, though some aren't comfortable with it until they're closer to 8, says Julie Lumeng, M.D., a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at ...