A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Roadmap to Health [Paperback]

American Academy of Pediatrics (Author), Sandra G. Hassink FAAP (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2006

Research-based evidence informs this guide to understanding—and combating—childhood obesity. Addressing medical, emotional, and psychological factors, the sensible and tested guidelines help parents create balanced meals, encourage physical activity, and partner with pediatricians, family, schools, and child-care providers in their fight against obesity. A section on setbacks and detours addresses such challenges as sneaking food, snacking and grazing, and eating during the holidays. Self-assessment questionnaires, worksheets, and parent tips discuss age-specific obesity issues ranging from the prenatal period to age 21.

Editorial Reviews

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"Easy-to-follow guide for families."  —Scholastic Parent & Child

"This title stands out because of its thorough and practical approach. Recommended."  —Library Journal

"Informative guide to understanding and combating childhood obesity."  —Georgia Family

About the Author

American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. They are the authors of ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, and Heading Home with Your Newborn. Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP, is the director of the pediatric weight management clinic at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics national task force on obesity and a medical editor of Fit Kids: A Practical Guide to Raising Healthy and Active Children—From Birth to Teens. She lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: American Academy Of Pediatrics; 1 edition (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581101988
• ISBN-13: 978-1581101980
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Information, April 29, 2007

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Michael Hanna (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Roadmap to Health (Paperback)

There's a lot of good information here. As a teacher of twenty-five years, and as a parent, I've dealt with more than my share of overweight kids, and read everything that comes along on the subject. And although this book is one of the better ones out there, I've been recommending the CD talk "The Fat Kid's Diet: Stop Childhood Obesity In Your Home," available here at Amazon, to the parents who come to me with their concerns. It's brief, sensible, and right to the point.

4.0 out of 5 stars Parents Guide, July 18, 2007

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Milan C. Schmidt (New Prague, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Roadmap to Health (Paperback)

This is a great book for parents. Clinicians will also find it useful. It does not lend itself as well as I had hoped to use in a monitored pediatric program. By spanning the entire course of childhood and adolescence, it contains "big picture" which is useful to parents but would need to be supplemented to concentration on problems at any given age.