All shapes and sizes : promoting fitness and self-esteem in your overweight child / Teresa Pitman and Miriam Kaufman.

All shapes and sizes : promoting fitness and self-esteem in your overweight child / Teresa Pitman and Miriam Kaufman.

By
Pitman, Teresa.

Publication Date
1994

Publication Information
Toronto : HarperCollins,

Physical Description
212 p.

Subject Term
Obesity in children.
 
Obesity in children -- Psychological aspects.
 
Child rearing.

Series
A TODAY'S PARENT BOOK
 
A TODAY'S PARENT BOOK.

Additional Contributors
Kaufman, Miriam.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary
Delicious, healthy recipes and tips for eating out"Fat" is not fun. Just ask overweight children who have been teased or hurt because of their size. it doesn't have to be this way: overweight children can develop positive, healthy attitudes about their bodies and increase their self-esteem without strict, destined-to-fail diets. All Shapes and Sizes provides warm, helpful advice for parents of overweight children, defining the true meaning of "overweight", offering practical tips on how children can deal with criticism, and outlining kid-tested ways to achieve a healthy, balanced diet -- without dieting -- and an active lifestyle.

Language
English

ISBN
9780006380207


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Placentia (APA)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction649.1 P68Checked In