Pregnancy link to active children

Bad parenting causes fat kids.

"Mothers who are active during pregnancy end up having children who do more exercise, research shows.

Children are also more likely to be sporty if they have an autumn birthday, the findings suggest.

The Bristol University-led study of 5,500 11 to 12-year-olds, ruled out any biological factors, the British Medical Journal reported.

Instead, the researchers said active pregnant women were likely to continuing to do exercise after birth…

This meant that they set the children a good example and encouraged their children to get into good habits."

The ruling out of "any biological factors" is exactly right.

The example part is not exactly right, but still of some value.

Parents need to maintain the example of good habits to continue reinforcing the value of fitness as a habit to their children.