I'm, like, SO fat! : helping your teen make healthy choices about eating and exercise in a weight-obsessed world / Dianne Neumark-Sztainer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eating disorders in adolescence.

Teenagers--Health and hygiene.

Teenagers.

Physical fitness for youth.

Physical fitness for children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, 2005.

Summary:

Shows parents how to strike the difficult balance between bolstering self-esteem and offering constructive advice. This book provides science-based, practical ideas for instilling healthy eating and exercise habits, educating teens about nutrition and portion size, and talking about body image.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; ""What are we up against ... and how did we get here, anyway?""; 1 If It's Not One Thing, It's Another: Dealing with a Spectrum of Weight-Related Problems; 2 Our Susceptible Teens: What We Know about Causes and Contributing Factors; ""How can we protect our teens when society pushes fat but promotes thin?""; 3 Parents Matter (a Lot); 4 Friends, Fashions, and Fads; 5 Physical Activity: A Big Part of the Answer in Moderation; 6 The Great Diet Debate; 7 The Four Cornerstones of Healthy Weight and Body Image; ""What and how much should teenagers eat?""

8 "I Know How to Diet I Just Don't Know How to Eat": What Teens Needs to Know about Nutrition9 Portion Control and Calorie Counting: Teaching Teens to Pay Attention without Obsessing; 10 Vegetarianism: Doing It Right-for Your Teen and Your Family; ""How can we make a difference at home ... and away?""; 11 Family Meals in a Fast-Food World; 12 Eating Out-When Cooking Just Isn't Going to Happen; 13 Fluent in the F Words: Talking with Teens about Food, Fat, and Other Touchy Topics; ""What can we do when problems come up?""; 14 Helping Your Overweight Teen Be Healthy and Happy

15 How to Spot the Signs of an Eating Disorder and What You Can Do to HelpResources for Parents and Teens; Bibliography; Index; About the Author 317

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-306) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-12346-3

9786611123468

1-4237-7122-2

1-59385-552-4

OCLC:

182530554