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How can you assist your child in dealing with obesity? Learn what does and doesn't help.
About Childparenting: Childhood Obesity
About's childparenting Guide shares first-hand expertise in dealing with her child's weight issue.
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'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'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's pediatrics Guide provide an informative Web guide to managing your child's weight. Coverage includes good nutrition habits and the importance of fitness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This excellent Web site provides extensive parenting information regarding healthy eating, positive body image, and eating disorders from well-known expert Abigail Natenshon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PediatricsObesity.com answers some of the most commonly-asked questions regarding childhoold obesity.