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SuperSized Kids: How to Rescue Your Child from the Obesity Threat

Walt Larimore, Sherri Flynt, Steve Halliday

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SuperSized Kids shows how the mushrooming childhood obesity epidemic is destroying children's lives, draining family resources and pushing America dangerously close to a total health care collapse -- but also explains, step by step, how parents can work to avert the coming crisis by taking control of the weight challenges facing every member of their family. For the first time in American history, a new epidemic is killing our kids. In 1960, only 4 percent of American children were considered obese. That number has skyrocketed to 15 percent today and is almost triple that number in certain ethnic groups. Staggering; is the word the U.S. Surgeon General uses to describe the potential health care costs of childhood obesity. We are seeing Generation Y growing into Generation XL, he declares. The most common health problem facing U.S. children today is being overweight -- a condition robbing kids of both their quality and quantity of life. Medical problems that doctors once saw only in adults aged 50 or older are now striking children: heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, asthma, joint problems, arthritis. One in three children born in 2000 is expected to develop Type 2 diabetes, with the risk of blindness, loss of kidney function, and early death associated with it. This is the first generation in American history whose life expectancy may actually decrease. Something has to be done, and quickly. Fad diets and self-focused weight loss plans have proven ineffective. An overweight child cannot be effectively treated in isolation of the family insisted one recent study, complaining, surprisingly few intervention programs include multiple family members SuperSized Kids is different. It shows parents how to cure the #1 family health crisis facing them today. It provides a step-by-step, medically sound and eminently doable lifestyle change program designed for the whole family. It also includes practical suggestions for impacting school and community programs as well as what government leaders can do to help.

Delicioso y Sano: Secretos Simples para que Sus Hijos Coman Bien

Jessica Seinfeld

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Como madre de tres niños, Jessica Seinfeld, como muchos padres muy ocupados, luchaba por conseguir que sus hijos comieran bien. En Delicioso y Sano ella comparte sus soluciones: recetas fáciles y sabrosísimas que aún las familias con las agendas más abrumadoras pueden hacer, repletas de vegetales que no se ven, hechos puré para que los niños no sospechen nada. Delicioso y Sano tiene todas las mezclas ganadoras de Jessica, incluyendo coliflor en los macarrones con queso y espinaca en los brownies. También comparte sus consejos para hacer meriendas saludables y para mejorar alimentos comprados, además de sugerencias para crear una atmósfera positiva alrededor de la mesa de la cocina. Delicioso y Sano es un regalo del cielo para todos los padres que quieren hijos saludables, comidas en familia y en paz y que no quieren tener que volver a decir, "¡Come tus vegetales!"

Your Child's Health: The Parents' Guide to Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior, and School Problems

Barton D. Schmitt

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Total reviews: 38 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Love This Book! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I am a mom of three and this is the shower gift I have used more than anything else. The corners are bent and the front cover is missing as I use this ALL of the time. There is practical information for everything from disapline to disease. I buy this book everytime I'm invited to a baby shower as I know it's a must for every new mom.

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Emergencies:

--when to call your child's physician immediately

-what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuries

Common Illnesses:

-when it's safe to treat your child at home

-step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever, infections, allergies, rashes, earaches, croup and other common ailments

Behavior Problems:

-proven strategies for colic, sleep disturbances, toilet training problems, thumbsucking, and the video game craze

-no-nonsense discipline techniques for biting, temper tantrums, sibling fighting, and school refusal

Health Promotion: From Birth Through Adolescence:

-essential advice on newborn baby care, nutrition, cholesterol testing, immunizations, and sex education

-ways of preventing spoiled children, picky eaters, overeating, tooth decay, accidents, and homework problems

Coping with a Picky Eater : A Guide for the Perplexed Parent

William G. Wilkoff

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

End the Food Wars!

Do you feel as if you're running a restaurant instead of cooking dinner for a family? Are you tired of dumping plates of uneaten food in the garbage? Then you must read Coping with a Picky Eater. This fresh, practical, and realistic guide explains to parents how they can avoid mealtime battles with kids aged one to six years, using sensible strategies that will establish a lifetime of healthful eating habits.

With cases ranging from the toddler who eats only peanut butter and jelly on white bread to the six-year-old who insists on scrambled eggs and cheese at every meal, pediatrician William G. Wilkoff, M.D., has been counseling picky eaters and their concerned parents for more than twenty years. Debunking common myths and soothing parents' fears, Dr. Wilkoff covers such practical matters as:

• providing appropriate nutritional guidelines for youngsters one to six, including serving sizes;
• dealing with nutritional saboteurs -- from indulgent grandparents to accommodating (or impatient) caregivers;
• resisting the temptation to "whip up" special orders that disrupt family meals and give the picky eater control over the family dynamic.

Dr. Wilkoff shows that by establishing reasonable rules when children are young, parents can not only eliminate daily fights about food, but also reduce the possibility of eating disorders later in life.

American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life

Pediatrics Amer Academy

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In American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition, nutritionist William H. Dietz and pediatrician Loraine Stern have written an authoritative, comprehensive resource for parents concerned about their children's nutrition. The book is subtitled Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life, and it provides useful tips for concerned parents on how to feed their children well without turning into the food police. Subjects covered include instructions for breast and bottle feeding, introducing semi-solids and solids, toddler meals and resistance, school lunches, adolescent/parent food struggles, eating disorders, the relationship between smoking and weight distribution, and, of course, the recommended Food Guide Pyramid. The chapter on eating and food problems, titled "Spitting Up, Gagging, Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Constipation," may not make for great reading on a sensitive stomach, yet it provides a great resource for parents with an ailing child. Another chapter, titled "What Do I Do About Outside Influences?" discusses parental influence, peer pressure, television, and how they may affect your child's relationship with food. Additional subjects include food safety, alternative diets, and allergies. --Ericka Lutz

Fit Kids for Life: A Parents' Guide to Optimal Nutrition & Training for Young Athletes

Jose Antonio, Jeffrey R. Stout

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When we look back on childhood, we realize that "exercise" was a lot like play. Recess was a favorite time during school: we enjoyed running, playing tag, or hitting a baseball just because it felt good. And if we were lucky, we carried these healthy habits into adulthood. However, it's apparent that staying active, even as kids, has become the exception. The statistics are depressing: up to one-third of American children are obese. And overweight kids become overweight adults.

Parents play a significant role in keeping children fit and healthy. Good nutrition and exercise learned as a child can mean a long and active life as an adult. This book can help reades foster these healh habits in their children.

"Fit Kids for Life" coves common misconceptions regarding strength training for children. Kids can safely use resistance training to get firr for recreational activities and sports. Weight lifting allows children to build strength, prevent injury, and improvve motor skills. Coaching tips, gender specific workouts, and training programs are included. The more kids exercise and participate in sports, the more calories and nutrients they need. Athletics creates more nutritional demands on the body, especially when a hectic and unhealthy eating schedule has become a habit. Parents and young athletes need to undestand the importance of high-quality nutritiion. You'll find general dietary guidelines for health eating for active kids, as well as tips on pre- and post-exercise nutrition, staying hydrated while exercising, and health snacks. In short, "Fit Kids for Life" willhelp you keep young athletes injury free, active, and healthy right into adulthood.

Baby & Toddler Healthy Eating Planner: The New Way to Feed Your Child a Balanced Diet Every Day, Featuring Over 350 Recipes, Meal Planners, Charts and Nutrition Guides

Amanda Grant

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Sugar Busters! for Kids (Sugar Busters!)

Morrison C. Bethea, Sam S. Andrews, Luis A. Balart, H. Leighton Steward

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At first glance, Sugar Busters for Kids looks like a no-no. Aren't we supposed to encourage healthy eating but avoid putting our children on diets? However, if you can bring yourself to look past the hype, what you'll find here is actually a fairly sensible family eating plan that aims to improve overall health with the same changes recommended by your own family doctor: more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, and less animal fat and sugar, no matter what form that sugar takes.

The program revolves around the glycemic index of food, which is defined as "a measure of how carbohydrates differ in their ability to elevate blood sugars and insulin levels after they are digested." Foods with low glycemic indexes like whole wheat, black beans, milk, and cherries are encouraged, while rice noodles, corn flakes, and potatoes have high numbers and should be avoided.

Much of the book is devoted to scary statistics about the health of children worldwide. Busy parents might be wise to skip these chapters and focus on the practical matters of how to change their family's daily habits. The basic plan offers plenty of good guidelines along with meal-planning ideas, suggestions for portion control, "phasing in" new foods, and making exercise a fun family activity.

Most of us have heard that more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains improve overall health. If your family needs more specific guidelines to follow through on dietary changes, Sugar Busters for Kids may be just the ticket. --Jill Lightner

Chinese Pediatric Massage Therapy: A Parent's and Practitioner's Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Disease

Fan Ya-Li

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A Different Approach to Healing or Preventive Medicine 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This is an informative book on Chinese massage therapy. It has massages that treat problems from abdominal pain to the common cold. Plus it has a general infant massage for a healthy baby. The reason why it earned 4 stars, instead of 5, is that it could have better drawings of the massage movements.

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Chinese pediatric massage becomes accessible for both professional practitioners of Chinese medicine and parents in this guide to its basic theories and techniques. It explains specific Chinese massage techniques for the treatment of many pediatric complaints, including diarrhea, colic, vomiting, constipation, excessive drooling, bed-wetting, night crying, and colds. Illustrations show how to apply each treatment.

Toddler Meals: Lifesaving Recipes and Advice for Making Fun, Nutritious Food (Mommy Rescue Guide)

Shana Priwer, Cynthia Phillips

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

a bust 1 out of 5 stars.
2 of 6 people found this review helpful.

No new information and nothing partucularly useful for picky eaters who happen to be toddlers. Returned to Amazon.

Different viewpoint 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Well, it's a shame about the previous reviewer's criticism, because I have this book and like it very much.

Editorial Review:

You may feel like life is just one mini-crisis after another, but don't despair. With Mommy Rescue Guides, relief is at your fingertips! These quick, easy-to-use guides provide issue-specific solutions and advice that you can count on when you need it most.

Mommy Rescue Guide: Toddler Meals is here to save you from having another miserable mealtime. Learn how to persuade even the pickiest toddlers to eat healthy and be happy at the same time. In this practical and nourishing guide you will learn:

• why and what they need to eat
• how to make mealtime fun
• to make healthy and yummy recipes to tempt every toddler
• and much, much, more

With two chapters that discuss toddler eating behavior plus over 200 yummy recipes, Mommy Rescue Guide: Toddler Meals is just the thing every toddler mom needs.