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The book is full of practical ideas, conveyed with empathy and a real understanding of how parents feel; it will be equally valuable to practioners, both for the professional advice and to help them see things from the parents' perspective.
Dr Colin Waine, Journal of the National Obesity Forum.
Child obesity has been described as a ticking time bomb; overweight children are never out of the news and obesity rates are soaring.
This book shows parents and carers, in practical terms, how to defuse the obesity time bomb.
Expert advice and the latest information finds solutions to child obesity and offers advice and strategies that can be used to achieve a healthy weight, good eating habits and an active lifestyle. Child friendly recipes, food facts and progress charts are an integral part of the book.
If you think your child is obese or you want to prevent obesity, then this book is a must. It contains all the facts and information you need to keep your children fit and healthy.
Chapter Headings
Introduction
What Do We Mean by Obese?
The Causes and Effects of Obesity
Is My Child Overweight or Obese?
Getting Ready to Tackle Obesity
Small Steps to Success
The Basics of Healthy Eating
Making Healthy Eating Happen
Getting Active
Staying Active
What Does Success Look Like?
Help List
Expert/Press Reviews for Child Obesity - A Parent's Guide
It is a useful resource for anyone concerned with children’s welfare and with an interest in childhood obesity.
Birmingham East and North NHS Primary Care Trust staff magazine.
'Child Obesity - A Parent's Guide by Judith Manson...is a useful guide offering strategies to help children maintain their ideal BMI.'
Junior magazine.
Author Information
Judy Manson is a freelance medical journalist and communications consultant with a special interest in children’s health, cardiology and medicine. She spent for years working for Asthma UK in Scotland and is currently a correspondent for a US based medical journal covering important cardiology related developments in the UK and abroad. As a mother of three young children, Judy understands what parents are up against when it comes to food, weight, exercise and healthy eating and this book aims to take the headache out of helping children to help themselves to achieve a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
Visit Judith's blog atwww.happyweightchildren.blogspot.com.
Delivery Information
UK First Class Royal Mail delivery only 99p per order!
Despatched within 24 hours for orders placed Sunday - 2pm Friday. Other orders will be despatched on the next working day. Delivery cost to other countries will be calculated at checkout.
Child obesity has been described as a ticking time bomb; overweight children are never out of the news and obesity rates are soaring.
This book shows parents and carers, in practical terms, how to defuse the obesity time bomb.
Expert advice and the latest information finds solutions to child obesity and offers advice and strategies that can be used to achieve a healthy weight, good eating habits and an active lifestyle. Child friendly recipes, food facts and progress charts are an integral part of the book.
If you think your child is obese or you want to prevent obesity, then this book is a must. It contains all the facts and information you need to keep your children fit and healthy.
Chapter Headings
- Introduction
- What Do We Mean by Obese?
- The Causes and Effects of Obesity
- Is My Child Overweight or Obese?
- Getting Ready to Tackle Obesity
- Small Steps to Success
- The Basics of Healthy Eating
- Making Healthy Eating Happen
- Getting Active
- Staying Active
- What Does Success Look Like?
- Help List
Author Information
Judy Manson is a freelance medical journalist and communications consultant with a special interest in children’s health, cardiology and medicine. She spent for years working for Asthma UK in Scotland and is currently a correspondent for a US based medical journal covering important cardiology related developments in the UK and abroad. As a mother of three young children, Judy understands what parents are up against when it comes to food, weight, exercise and healthy eating and this book aims to take the headache out of helping children to help themselves to achieve a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
Visit Judith's blog at www.happyweightchildren.blogspot.com.
Delivery Information
UK First Class Royal Mail delivery only 99p per order!
Despatched within 24 hours for orders placed Sunday - 2pm Friday. Other orders will be despatched on the next working day. Delivery cost to other countries will be calculated at checkout.