A Healthy Weight

<p>Parents and caregivers face the unhealthy messages of the media advertisements and peer pressure that negatively influence their children and teens and they need to take action. In A Healthy Weight Dr. R. Matheny provides practical advice to mothers and fathers caregivers and expectant mothers to prevent or correct obesity in infants toddlers children and teens</p><p>Based on the author’s professional experience in the areas of infant and childhood nutrition and supported by research she shares a host of health and diet information including<br />•    recommended dietary intakes for infants toddlers children and teens;<br />•    healthy eating practices for children teens and the family;<br />•    healthy physical activity practices;<br />•    normal growth evaluating growth and promoting a healthy weight in infants toddlers children and teens;<br />•    helping your family become psychologically fit; and<br />•    setting healthy goals for the family and encouraging participation of children and teens in the family’s meal-related activities.</p><p>Incorporating basic information about foods diet plans and examples of healthier lifestyle choices A Healthy Weight advocates the reinforcement of healthy practices while correcting unhealthy ones on the path to facilitating a fun and satisfying way of life.</p>