Reception age - National Measurement Programme

[bobgoblin23]

My DS is in Reception and I consented to him being included within this programme. No, I'm not about to complain I didn't know my child is fat!

I can see other threads where parents are getting letters. Does everyone get one with the results? Or just if the child is considered overweight?

I don't think DS is overweight, but he hasn't see a HV or been weighed/measured since 12 months old when I went back to work. I used to take him to the weigh clinic as a baby, but that's it. I can understand how some can be 'shocked' if they reach this age with no intervention opportunity prior to it.

Pax that's not true it varies from area to area

Really? How strange, I thought at least part of the justification is to inform parents? What are they for then, stats?

Yy fakename. It's the same on mn. Anecdotally, those opting out cite existing issues or knowledge around weight as the reason for not participating.

Fair enough, their choice. I do wonder how it skews the data though.