A recent study published in the Journal of Childhood Obesity suggests that a parent's opinion of whether their child is overweight has become less harsh.

Most parents believe their kids to be sized just right, even if that son or daughter weighs more than they should. This is in contrast to similar research done two decades ago. 

Dustin T. Duncan, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University's Langone Medical Center, led the study, and he tells more.