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 | Love and accept your child. Give your child
attention, praise, support and respect. |
| Don't put your child on a diet.
Instead,
 | Serve healthy meals and snacks |
| Include fruits and vegetables at meals and
snacks |
| Limit "junk" food, including sodas
and juice drinks |
| Enjoy regular meals as a family |
| Let your child decide how much to eat. Teach
your child to listen to the body's signs of hunger and
fullness. |
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| Get the whole family moving. Aim for 60
minutes of exercise or active play each day. |
| Limit TV and computer games to 1 hour daily |
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Your child's pediatrician or local community clinic
will review your child's body mass index, growth pattern and family
history to assess if your child
is overweight or at risk for being overweight. Your child's health
care team can also provide you with information and resources to best
help your child. Below are some local health care links.
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Work with your child, teachers and school staff to
foster an active, healthy environment in your child's school.
| CSPI School Foods Tool Kit: Working to Improve the
Nutritional Quality of Foods and Beverages in the Schools. http://www.cspinet.org/schoolfood/ |
| Encourage school fundraisers to sell items other
than candy. |
| If you bring treats to school for birthdays or
celebrations, consider healthy snacks or party favors instead of
candy or sweets. |
| Information about the school nutrition programs
from the California Department of Education website http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sn/ |
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Breastfeeding
reduces the risk of obesity later in life. If
you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, talk to your health care team
to learn all you can about breastfeeding. Ask to work with a lactation
educator if you need support and guidance. Below are a few
useful websites:
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| AP's Guide to your Child's Nutrition: Making
Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life.
1999 |
| Berman, Christine and Jackie Fromer, Meals
without Squeals: Childcare Feeding Guide and Cookbook. 1991 |
| Friedman, S.S., When Girls Feel Fat: Helping
Girls Through Adolescence. Harper Collins Ltd., 1997. |
| Levine, Judith, and Linda Bine, Helping Your
Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way, New York, Citadel Press,
2001. |
| Satter, E. How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But not
too Much. Palo Alto, Bull Publishing. 1986. |
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