As she herself says she needs help, not finger-pointing headlines or theremoval of her child. Unfortunately, this is what might have happened ifthe conference, led by a panel of obesity nurses, a paediatrician, thechild's deputy head teacher, police and social workers, had taken hisfate in their hands rather than work with the family.
Thankfully, the panel left the boy with his mum. Now perhaps the familycan get the support they clearly need and want. And we might seeprogress because the answer was staring policy makers and childprotection panellists in the face: education.
Our recent experience of a healthy food initiative designed to educatehighlights how Sure Start partnerships and children's centres can helpother professionals avoid such unfortunate situations.
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