Fit Kids: Raising Physically and Emotionally Strong Kids with Real Food
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Book Overview
One child in five weighs at least twenty percent more than his or her ideal. However, nurturing physically and emotionally fit kids is easier than we think. Eileen Behan, a registrered dietitian for more than twenty-five years, has seen parents' worst mistakes concerning food and their kids, and has compiled all the advice we need to combat -- and undo -- damaging habits in this remarkable guidebook.
"At the end of the year we all wanted to take pictures...but Betsy wouldn't let us because she said pictures make her look fat."
-- a fifth-grader
Discover: how to tell if you child is actually overweight how to recondition you child's eating patterns by changing your own attitudes toward food how to squelch young girls' body image disorders with confidence and self-esteem the traps laid out by foods marked "lite," "healthy," "contains real fruit" how to implement a family meal plan that emphasizes healthy foods kids will like as well as mealtime strategies that make eating a pleasure delicious and nutritious recipes for families on the go.
"My wife wants to control what our daughter eats, but I think she is making her crazy."
-- Father of an eight-year-old
"At the end of the year we all wanted to take pictures...but Betsy wouldn't let us because she said pictures make her look fat."
-- a fifth-grader
Discover: how to tell if you child is actually overweight how to recondition you child's eating patterns by changing your own attitudes toward food how to squelch young girls' body image disorders with confidence and self-esteem the traps laid out by foods marked "lite," "healthy," "contains real fruit" how to implement a family meal plan that emphasizes healthy foods kids will like as well as mealtime strategies that make eating a pleasure delicious and nutritious recipes for families on the go.
"My wife wants to control what our daughter eats, but I think she is making her crazy."
-- Father of an eight-year-old
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0671037161
ISBN13:9780671037161
Release Date:May 2001
Publisher:Gallery Books
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Sensible Advice
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This book is so positive I love it. It helped me make small changes like changing what I buy for snacks and I followed her advice about handling food struggles and I don't fight with my son anymore. We are eating on time more often and he doesn't need to snack as much. I always resisted food advice books for kids but this one is truly practical and useful.
This Book Helps
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I've been worried about my daughter's weight and so is my doctor. He suggested I buy this book and I did. Not only did it tell me about what foods were good to serve it gave me advise about how to parent more effectively with food. I realised I did not have enough structure in our family meals and this was adding to my daughter overeating. The book provided very realistic and simple do's and don'ts. It doesn't tell you what to do but it tells you to think about what to do and it gives you the information so you can make your own decisions. I found this bvook to be very helpful and I'd recommend it to any body who has kids and worries about food, nutrition or weight.
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