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People blame and judge parents for children's heavier weights

  • Written by Jaimie Arona Krems, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Oklahoma State University
imageWould you hold the mother responsible for her daughter's weight?Courtesy of Steve Neuberg, Arizona State University, and Jaimie Krems, Oklahoma State University

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