Every Body Is Beautiful
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- Raising largely positive kids. Johnson, Carol // Obesity & Health;Nov/Dec93, Vol. 7 Issue 6, p114
Looks at how to help overweight kids gain self acceptance. Importance of understanding that weight is not a matter of self-worth; Being honest with larger children about remarks they are apt to encounter about weight; Separating myths from facts; The book `How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But Not...
- Residential Treatment for Obese Children. // Eating Disorders Review;May/Jun2004, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p1
Reports on the results of a 10-month residential program designed to treat obesity in children. Comparison between the effect of extended treatment programs aimed at coping with binges and maintenance of weight loss and a standard CBT treatment program implemented in a non-diet, healthy...
- Emotional Rescue for Heavy Kids. Harrar, Sar� // Prevention;Apr2004, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p117
Deals with the emotional risks facing overweight children. Comparison between the emotional burden of overweight children and normal weight children; Ways of helping obese children overcome their emotional distress; Games that may help an overweight kid becomes comfortable with his body.
- Children & Television. Christakis, Dimitri A.; Zimmerman, Frederick J. // Contemporary Pediatrics;Mar2007, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p31
The article discusses the effects of television (TV) on children. Infants are discouraged from TV viewing and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend doing other activities during this time of neurological development. Suggested activities and guidelines with infants such as reading,...
- PARENTAL DEPRESSION, FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND OBESITY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN. Davis, Melvin; Young, Lashun; Davis, Sheila P.; Moll, George // Journal of Cultural Diversity;Summer2008, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p61
Obesity has reached an epidemic level in America (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] 1999), and this epidemic is more acute for African Americans than for other groups of Americans. In this study, 44 parent-child dyads completed measurements of height,, depression, and body fat...
- Parent Perception of Healthy Infant and Toddler Growth. Laraway, Kelly A.; Birch, Leann L.; Shaffer, Michele L.; Paul, Ian M. // Clinical Pediatrics;Apr2010, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p343
We hypothesized that parents of infants prefer growth at higher percentiles and are averse to growth at lower percentiles. Of 279 participating parents, only 10% desired their child's weight to be in the lowest quartile. For children weighing in the lowest quartile, 57% of parents thought their...
- Preventing the Broad Spectrum of Weight-Related Problems: Working with Parents to Help Teens Achieve a Healthy Weight and a Positive Body Image. Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne // Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior;Nov2005 Supplement 2, Vol. 37, pS133
A spectrum of eating-, activity-, and weight-related concerns is presented that includes 5 dimensions (weight control practices, level of physical activity, body image, eating behaviors, and weight status) and different levels of severity within each of these dimensions. Multiple interacting...
- Making the Case for Play Policy: Research-Based Reasons to Support Play-Based Environments. Stegelin, Dolores A. // YC: Young Children;Mar2005, Vol. 60 Issue 2, p76
The article discusses play, play policy and distinct research areas that support play policy and practice for physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development within diverse early childhood settings. It also presented three anecdotal examples of current challenges to play-based curriculum....
- Growing concern. Cameron, Alison // Bulletin with Newsweek;8/1/2006, Vol. 124 Issue 6531, p34
The article reports that unnecessary highlighting the childhood obesity problem is making children paranoid and weight-obsessed. The word "fat" is appearing so much in day-to-day life that many young children are at risk of picking up the wrong message. Children are becoming obsessed with being...
