“…Many studies reported that parents do not correctly identify their children’s weight status with the percentage of misclassification ranging from 20% to 80% [ 3 , 15 , 16 , 19 , 21 , 29 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. In a Canadian study, 63% of parents classified their children as normal weight when in fact, they were overweight [ 24 ].…”