The Everything Parent's Guide to the Overweight Child: Help Your Child Lose Weight, Develop Healthy Eating Habits, and Build Self-confidence

Ford-Martin, Paula

ISBN 10: 1593373112 / ISBN 13: 9781593373115

Published by Everything, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Everything Parent's Guide to the Overweight Child: Help Your Child Lose Weight, Develop Healthy Eating Habits, and Build Self-confidence
• Publisher: Everything
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593373112
• ISBN 13: 9781593373115
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 15 ounces

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Synopsis

Rising obesity and diabetes rates have become a national epidemic in America, and no age group is more affected than today s children. The Everything® Parent s Guide to the Overweight Child gives parents practical advice for helping their children develop the skills needed to lead a healthy, active lifestyle. Includes professional advice on how to: Prepare healthier meals at home that kids will actually eat; Find ways to encourage more exercise and outdoor activity; Maintain a child s positive self-esteem. Filled with vital information that can positively alter a child s future, The Everything® Parent s Guide to the Overweight Child is a parent s must-have reference for preventing and combating a child s obesity.

About the Author

Paula Ford-Martin has a master's degree in writing from DePaul University, and is a member of the American Medical Writers Association. She has been published extensively in both traditional and alternative medicine for patient, practitioner, and corporate audiences.

Vincent Iannelli, M.D., is a board-certified pediatrician, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. His parenting articles have appeared in Early Childhood News, Childhood Diseases Sourcebook, and in the American Scouting Digest.