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All scientific research begins at the anecdotal level.
Perhaps others will notice the same. Perhaps someone with the curiosity and means will look into it.
I speculate that homeschoolers have far more opportunity for loosely supervised, daily, large muscle play. Homeschooling is very efficient and there are simply more hours available for play. Also, since they most often have stay-at-home moms, the TV, kitchen, and snacks are better controlled.
I also suspect that institutionalized child is more likely to have a mom with a job outside of the home. Perhaps babysitters are more likely to use food and TV as pacifiers.
I personally have **never** met a fat homeschooler who has been homeschooled from the beginning.
I HAVE..........thus my obseervations are as valid as yours are.
I also know many "skinny" children who attend public and private schools who are athletically inclined, spend hours outdoors on a daily basis in loosely supervisored and team activities. In fact only one child on my duaghter's little league team does not attend a public school, and there is not an overweight child on the entire team.
I also suspect that institutionalized child is more likely to have a mom with a job outside of the home. Perhaps babysitters are more likely to use food and TV as pacifiers.
It is the rare child in my community that is not supervised by a stay-at-home parent, a close relative or a family friend. Of the moms that do work outside the home, the majority have positions which coincide with school hours. So while your observations may in fact be true for your community, they are the total opposite of my community and thus can not be extended to said community.
“All scientific research begins at the anecdotal level.”
OK, but it ends at the “evidence” level. Amazingly, there is this statistical phenomenon called a Bell curve. Whether or not you have actually met any fat homeschooled children is a moot point.