A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity

Overview

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.

Reviews

"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

Author Biography

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.