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Zusatztext "When I hear a mother say! 'I am worried about my whole family's health!' I consider offering this book as one of the tools she can use to address her concerns and move forward. I highly recommend this book." Informationen zum Autor Melinda S. Southern, Ph.D., M.Ed., C.E.P., is a licensed clinical exercise physiologist and a research faculty member and director of the Pediatric Obesity Clinical Research Section at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She directs the Prevention of Childhood Obesity Laboratory at the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. She has published extensively in the field of pediatric obesity and is a member of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's Expert Panel on Childhood Obesity. T. Kristian von Almen, Ph.D., is a research psychologist and assistant clinical professor in pediatrics at LSU Health Sciences Center. His behavioral techniques and psychosocial considerations for overweight children have been nationally and internationally presented and published. Klappentext Based on the 15-year success of a proven, world-renowned program forpreventing and treating childhood obesity, Trim Kids(TM) helps children achieve a healthy weight -- and have fun doing it.Trim Kids(TM) is a unique 12-week plan that gives parents and children a positive, safe initial approach to lifetime weight management. Each week, parents and kids together practice scientifically proven ways to increase daily activity and set (and celebrate!) achievable eating and exercise goals. Children learn exercises especially designed for their weight levels, and the family will enjoy dozens of menu plans with tasty, nutritious, kid-tested recipes. The program's comprehensive shopping lists and dining-out tips were designed with busy families in mind, and parents learn positive ways to coach children to make healthier lifestyle choices away from home. Zusammenfassung Based on the 15-year success of a proven! world-renowned program forpreventing and treating childhood obesity! Trim Kids™ helps children achieve a healthy weight -- and have fun doing it. Trim Kids™ is a unique 12-week plan that gives parents and children a positive! safe initial approach to lifetime weight management. Each week! parents and kids together practice scientifically proven ways to increase daily activity and set (and celebrate!) achievable eating and exercise goals. Children learn exercises especially designed for their weight levels! and the family will enjoy dozens of menu plans with tasty! nutritious! kid-tested recipes. The program's comprehensive shopping lists and dining-out tips were designed with busy families in mind! and parents learn positive ways to coach children to make healthier lifestyle choices away from home. ...
