About Childparenting: Childhood Obesity
About's childparenting Guide shares first-hand expertise in dealing with her child's weight issue. About Mental Health: Family Involvement Key
About's mental health Guide explains why the entire family's participation in helping your child with weight issues is important.
About Pediatrics: BMI Calculator
About's pediatrics Guide, Dr. Vincenct Ianelli, provides an online BMI tool to assess whether your child is over- or under-weight. About Pediatrics: Weight Management Guide
About's pediatrics Guide provide an informative Web guide to managing your child's weight. Coverage includes good nutrition habits and the importance of fitness. About Teen Parenting: How Can I Help?
About's teen parenting Guide provides excellent advice on helping your teenage child deal with a weight issue. CBS: Childhood Obesity a Serious Problem
This installment of CBS's news coverage on the childhood obesity epidemic includes a focus on the health ramifications. CBS: The Typical American Kid Now Overweight
CBS Evening News presents thought-provoking information regarding the prevalence of over-weight among America's youth. CDC BMI for Age
The Centers for Disease Control provide additional information on the guidelines on assessing a child's BMI for age and gender. Empowered Parents
This excellent Web site provides extensive parenting information regarding healthy eating, positive body image, and eating disorders from well-known expert Abigail Natenshon. HON: Childhood Obesity Linked to Depression
This Health on the Net report covers the link between childhood obesity and depression. MSN: Parents Not Alone in Childhood Obesity Fight
This article says it's not just what you feed your children, but how that sets the stage for weight problems. NIDDK: Helping Your Overweight Child
The Weight-control Information Network (a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) provides medically sound guidelines and advice regarding childhood obesity. Parent's Guide to Children's Weight
A concise, but informative, guide on children's weight and healthy behaviors. (This is a .pdf file.) Parents Often Unaware Kids are Obese
Marilyn Elias reports in "USA Today" that parents are rarely aware of their child's obesity in this thought-provoking May 2003 article. Pediatrics Obesity FAQ
PediatricsObesity.com answers some of the most commonly-asked questions regarding childhoold obesity.
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