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Dr. Susan Lynch and Childhood Obesity
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 Dr. Susan Lynch, a pediatrician, is using her new prominence as First Lady to draw attention to a growing health concern in the Granite State--overweight kids. We'll talk with Dr. Lynch about her interest in the problem, and what's going on in New Hampshire schools, communities and homes to address the issue. We will also hear from Tamara Martin, Chairperson of the New Hampshire Healthy Schools Coalition; Sandy Van Scoyoc, President of the H and H Foundation; and Jane Slaton, Principal at Andover Elementary School. Web resources:
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I don't believe that parents are any busier now than ours were. The main problem is how the time is used. Parents are so hung up on advancing their children through non stop activities that life is spent shuttling between locations. Buying a bag of apples or carrots is not a huge time commitment when you are already at the market. Packing decent lunches is not some time consuming task, it takes just as long to cut and wrap brownies for the lunch as it does to pack a banana or carrots and dip. This "I'm too busy" is a cop out.