Rescuing the emotional lives of overweight children : what our kids go through-- and how we can help /

Rimm, Sylvia B., 1935-

Rescuing the emotional lives of overweight children : what our kids go through-- and how we can help / by Sylvia Rimm, with Eric Rimm ; foreword by Al Roker. - Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, 2004. - xii, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index

The emotional life of overweight children -- The urgency for overweight children: the trauma our children experience -- Heavy kids, heavy hearts: the public health implication sof obesity -- Feeling like a blob and an outcast: emotional and social sorrows -- An uneven playing field: the impact of being overweight on school achievement -- Let's get physical: the less active interests of overweight children -- What's going on with my body? Coping with worries related to development -- From happy heavies tolone health nut parents: family relationships for overweight children -- The six-step healthy rescue plan: what to do to help your child -- Looking toward a healthy future.

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Obesity in children--Psychological aspects.
Overweight children--Psychology.
Overweight children--Mental health.
Obesity in children--Social aspects.
Body image in children.

RJ399.C6 / R54 2004

618.92/398/0019