The obesity epidemic is increasing in youths at a startling rate. By 2010, it is projected that approximately 50% of North American children and 30% of children from the European Union will be overweight (Wang and Lobstein 2006). In the United States, obesity in children and adolescents is defined as a body mass index (BMI; weight in kilograms divided by the height squared in meters) at or above the 95th percentile for individuals of the same age and sex as established by the Centers for Disease Control (Dietz 2004). In European countries, cut-offs created by the International Obesity Task Force are used typically to establish overweight and obesity (Cole et al. 2000). There are many medical disorders associated with childhood obesity, including Type 2 diabetes and hypertension (Stunkard and Wadden 1993), however the psychological consequences can be equally devastating (Puhl and Latner 2007). This is especially concerning when severe pediatric obesity continues into adulthood (Dietz 2004). Thus, it is important to become aware of the psychosocial risk factors for excess weight gain in childhood, as well as the psychological consequences of pediatric obesity.