Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.
Contents
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 -- The academic difference: how being overweight affects school achievement -- Couch potatoes and mouse potatoes: the less active interests of overweight children -- What's going on with my body? Coping with worries related to development -- The influence of families: how family relationships affect overweight children -- The six-step healthy rescue plan: how can you help your child -- Looking toward a healthy future: you are the key.