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  • Secrets of Feeding a Healthy FamilyEllyn Satter seems to direct this book at parents with minimal cooking experience or desire. She explains useful tips for adapting foods for little eaters and how to round out meals with appealing vegetables and desserts. I love this book! A great companion to Child Of Mine: Feeding with Love  and Good Sense, because it provides lots of recipes to help apply the very sensible eating principles from Child Of Mine. This book was written with a very simply and easy approach  to help understand a healthier diet. The style is simple, has some really great ideas and advice. There are recipes also. The book was just on so matter of fact without all the glitz it applies common sense instead which was this a wonderful book.
     

 

Weight Loss Confidential is the first book written from the perspective of young people who succeeded at losing weight and keeping it off — one that’s based on firsthand accounts from teens and their parents about what works and what doesn’t for weight management

Visit Anne's site to discover this book and her many other excellent books: http://www.annemfletcher.com/annes-books.htm

Thin For Life, Eating Thin For Life, by Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., (2003), Houghton Mifflin Company. Includes: Anne shares the integrated weight-loss secrets of 160 masters—who had kept off at least 20 pounds for 3 years. Keys to Success are: Believe That You Can Become Thin For Life, Take The Reins, Do It Your Way, Accept The Food Facts, Nip It In The Bud: Break The Relapse Cycle, Learn The Art Of Positive Self-Talk, Move It To Lose It, Face Life Head-On, Get More Out Of Life And Don’t Go It Alone—getting support for you. Masters share and Anne summarizes the best ideas under each area. It is an suburb book. See Ann's web site for a description of her other WONDERFUL BOOKS http://annemfletcher.com/

Ultimate Weight Solution for Teens: The 7 Keys to Weight Freedom

 
Ultimate Weight Solution for Teens: The 7 Keys to Weight Freedom by Jay McGraw and Phil McGraw (Paperback - Nov 25, 2003)

This book explores: body image, get-with-it-goals, right thinking, healing feelings, setting up a no-fail environment, mastery over food and impulse eating, Jay's portion control plan, intentional exercise, your circle of support, if you have an eating disorder: applying the seven keys.

 

Life Strategies for Teens (Workbook)Do you have zero control over your life? What are your frustrations? Do you lead a lazy lifestyle? To help teens take charge of their lives, Jay McGraw has created a companion workbook to his bestselling Life Strategies for Teens. The workbook is based on 10 "Life Laws" (adapted from his father Phillip C. McGraw's tenets), and is designed to help teens "see your life clearly, to understand what the problems are, what you need to fix, change, get rid of, etc." He encourages readers to put their thoughts, ideas, and dreams into writing to help them through the process. (The workbook is meant to be written in.) He demands that his readers ask themselves hard questions about missed opportunities, perceptions, self-sabotage, and personal shortcomings so they can figure out what's not working and fix it. Why? So that they can turn dreams into goals--with specific timelines and strategies. Here you'll find a variety of quizzes, activities, and questions to help teens answer the question "Who am I?" For example, McGraw asks readers to list 10 times they've dropped the ball--and why. Or, conversely, to list their 15 best achievements to date. The workbook also contains questions designed to challenge assumptions, such as "What are things you automatically, reactively feel and believe about members of the opposite sex/teachers/parents?" A hardcore guide to removing obstacles from our lives, Life Strategies for Teens Workbook has all the compassion of a drill sergeant... one who knows what's good for you. (Ages 13 and older) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 

The Mom's Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time! by Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RD and Liz Weiss, MS, RD. This book is a must for moms (and dads!) who have busy schedules taking their children to sports' practices, music lessons, etc. and have only a small window of time to plan and prepare dinner. A simple 5-step Meal Makeover Plan is given which is practical, novel, and easy to follow. In conjunction with the book, the authors have started the Meal Makeover Mom's Club, a free online community that offers parents a discussion board, customized supermarket shopping list, and lots of time on feeding families, and nutrition news. Check it out at: http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com/

Physical Activity for Kids

  • Sisters Together Move More Eat Better Encourages Black Women to Obtain a Healthy Weight: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/sisters/index.htm
  • Alliance For a Healthier Generation Promotes Healthier Lifestyles for Parents, Children, and Schools: http://www.healthiergeneration.org/engine/renderpage.asp
  • America On The Move Promotes Stopping Gaining Weight by Taking Extra Steps and Healthy Eating: www.americaonthemove.org

  • VERB: CDC's Youth Campaign - Home The VERB Yellowball reminds us that play is fun! It ignites a desire for physical activity freeing kids to play out their dreams Commentary on the VERB™ Campaign — Perspectives on Social Marketing to Encourage Physical Activity Among Youth

    • 365 Activities for Fitness, Food and Fun for the Whole Family. Ideas to help your family get fit, avoid boredom, and have fun, Julia Sweet, (2001), McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books

    • 365 TV-FREE Activities you Can Do With Your Child, by Steve & Ruth Bennett. Plus 50 all-new bonus activities! (2002), by Adams Media Corporation. An AMAZING collection of things to do with your child! Lots of FUN!

    • DanceX - Fun Energizing Dance Exercise DVD Dynamic total body cardio workout using Easy to follow fun athletic dance exercise moves like the Hitch Hike, Twist, Disco Roll, John Travolta Point, Chicken, and Irish Kicks. Dynamic cardio workout that is fun for the entire family delivers fat-burning results.

    • Fitness Beginnings. www.fitnessbeginnings.com  We specialize in children's exercise, fitness and dance videos.  We also carry infant massage and physical development videos as well as pregnancy massage, yoga and exercise videos.

    • Alliance For a Healthier Generation Promotes Healthier Lifestyles for Parents, Children, and Schools: http://www.healthiergeneration.org/engine/renderpage.asp

      It’s Your Move, by Robert Sweetgall & Robert Neeves, (2002), Creative Walking, Inc., 1-800-762-9255; Walk The Four Seasons- Walking and Cross-Training Logbook, (1992), www.goyaasma.com :"Get Off Your Ass And Start Moving Around!"  Robert's It's Your Move book is chocked full of motivating and enjoyable ways to be active for a lifetime. His web site is good fun too!

     

Feeding Children

How to Get Your Kit to Eat...But Not Too Much. by Ellyn Satter, Bull Publishing Co., (1987)

Meals Without Squeals: Child Care Feeding Guide and CookbookMeals Without Squeals (Child Care Feeding Guide and Cookbook). By Christine Berman, MPH, RD and Jacki Former, Bull Publishing Co. 2006) This is a really excellent guide that provides a wealth of practical ideas and guidelines for feeding children.

American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids. By Jodie Shield and Mary Mullen, John Wiley & Sons, (2002)

Brown Bag Success: Healthy Lunches Your Kids Won't Trade. By Sandra K. Nissenberg, RD and Barbara N. Pearl, RD, Chronimed Publishing, (1997)

Snacking Habits for Healthy Living  By American Dietetic Association, (1997) Provides suggestions for modifying snack

habits, weight conscious ideas, athletic performance, on the go ideas, for home and work, and snacking for children and teens.

On-line Support

Please note: I list many Websites as resources. I have not participated in the development of any of the sites, and cannot endorse any products or supplements they sell or services that they promote or contain.

Music Therapy, and Using Music in Therapy (especially for children & teens): The Power of Music as a Coping Skill

This site is your source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings.

Matthew J. Bush, MSW, LSW has developed some very exciting and innovative techniques for use in therapy with children and adolescents.  One does not need to be knowledgeable of music therapy to apply these techniques.  On this site you will find articles about how popular music can be used in therapy, suggestions of popular music with therapeutic messages, and information about Matt's recent publication, Utilizing Music as a Coping Skill: Featuring the Music of Freudian Slip which was recently featured in an issue of Counseling Today!

Also featured on this site is Freudian Slip, Matt's therapeutic rock band which features original music which takes a direct look at human emotion.  The songs focus on topics such as depression, abuse, addiction, and so forth.  These songs have been composed by Matt throughout his years as a therapist and represent struggles in his own life as well as those of his clients.  Includes songs written by children in therapy!

Matthew J. Bush, MSW, LSW is an experienced clinical therapist who has successfully applied this music therapy technique to countless children and adolescents in his work.  He has worked and performed for children in public and private schools, residential treatment facilities, and the community.  Matt has also spoken at statewide conferences, educating colleagues on the power of music as a coping skill. http://www.enterthefreudianslip.com/index.htm

 

www.MyPyramid.gov for KIDS! Healthy Eating and Active Living for Children and Families

Please see Connie Evers Nutrition for Kids review: October 2005 Issue                                      

Two positive tools that you can find on the nutritionforkids.com website:
 NUTRITION FOR YOUR CHILD: Ten Steps to a Healthy Weight
30 Ways you can Promote a Positive Nutrition Culture

                                    

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The following MyPyramid materials were designed specifically for children aged 6 to 11.

MyPyramid for Kids Poster - FUN and very colorful!
   • PDF of Simplified side
   • PDF of Advanced side
A 2-sided poster of MyPyramid for Kids. One side of the poster, for younger children, highlights a simplified MyPyramid for Kids graphic. The other side, for advanced elementary students, features both the MyPyramid for Kids graphic and healthy eating and physical activity messages. [PDF]

Tips for Families
A 2-sided MyPyramid for Kids mini-poster with the MyPyramid for Kids graphic on one side and eating and physical activity tips on the other side. [PDF]

A Close Look at MyPyramid for Kids
A step-by-step explanation of the key concepts of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol. [PDF]

MyPyramid for Kids Coloring Page
Black and white line art of the MyPyramid for Kids symbol for kids to color. [PDF]

MyPyramid for Kids Worksheet
Worksheet to help kids track how their food choices match up to the recommendations of MyPyramid. Print out this helpful meal tracking worksheet and set a food and activity goal for tomorrow. [PDF]

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More MyPyramid for Kids materials for classroom use can be found on the Team Nutrition website. Click here to link to the Team Nutrition site.

 

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