Healthy children : how parents, teachers and community can help to prevent obesity in children / Smita Guha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guha, Smita, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity in children--Prevention.

Obesity in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

This book is geared towards educators, teachers, administrators and parents of young children especially with health issues.The book will contribute to the literature in the field focusing on national and international concern about childhood obesity, highlighting the problems with obesity pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes etc.

Contents:

Motivating and engaging children to be active agents of health behavior

Nutrition education unit

Importance of physical exercise

Social and emotional challenges for children with health issues

Role of parents and family in providing nutrition education for their children

Involvement of the community in promoting healthy development for the children

Strategies to work collaboratively to prevent obesity epidemic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4758-2667-2

OCLC:

1009206058