Stating that some twenty-five percent of American children have weight problems, a guide for concerned parents discusses why children become overweight while explaining how to establish healthy eating patterns. 40,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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Being overweight in a culture based on thinness is tough on kids, and no more healthy for them than for adults. But as Nathanson, a California pediatrician and author of The Portable Pediatrician for Parents, notes, excess poundage, often treated as The Enemy, becomes another kind of problem when it dominates family life or determines a child's sense of worth. Addressing this charged subject calmly and directly, Nathanson discusses the physical, psychological and social components of weight control from birth through adolescence. Offering objective means of measurement for evaluating whether your child is or isn't "just right," she also suggests ways of instilling healthful eating and exercise habits that will allow children to grow into their proper shape and maintain it into adulthood. Marked with respect for children's individual differences (in personality as well as physiology), Nathanson encourages parents to help their children "feel comfortable making mostly healthy choices," some of which are about exercise and diet. Chapters along the way cover various topics, including the whole milk/skim milk debate and school lunches. $35,000 ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Is that pudgy baby destined to become an overweight adult? Pediatrician Nathanson answers such questions in her guide to childhood weight control. She advocates helping children "grow into extra weight" through nutritious eating rather than training them to count calories or juggle food charts. For each age group, from infancy through puberty, this Parents magazine columnist tells how to evaluate whether a child is overweight and steer the child into the healthiest possible eating patterns. On many occasions she suggests avoiding addictions to mayonnaise, catsup, and juice, the latter being typically nothing but sugar and potassium (or added nutrients that can best be obtained through fruits or vegetables). Finally, a selection of sample letters written from a child's perspective to caregivers, grandparents, and preschool teachers can help reinforce the new regime. Denise Perry Donavin
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