Dietary guidelines

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Recommended Reading :  Parents and family

Nourishing Your Daughter; Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food and Her Body
By Carol Beck, MS,RD,

Dads and Daughters:  How to Inspire, Understand and Support Your Daughter When She is Growing Up so Fast
By Joe Kelly

Children and Teens Afraid to Eat:  Helping Youth In Today’s Weight-Obsessed World
By Frances Berg, MS

When Your Child has an Eating Disorder A Step-By-Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers.
By Abigail Nathenshon, MA, LCSW

Books For Eating Disorder Recovery

Body Image Workbook: An 8-Step Program For Learning To Like Your Looks
By Thomas Cash, PhD

Eating in the Light of the Moon
By Anita Johnston

Intuitive Eating
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD & Elyse Resch, MS, RD

Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves of Adolescent Girls
By Mary Pipher, PhD

Moving Away From Diets:  New Ways To Heal Eating Problems and Exercise Resistance
By Karin Kratina, MA RD, Nancy King MS, RD, & Dayle Hayes MS, RD

 

Recommended Reading For Childhood Weight Management

Child of Mine
By Ellyn Satter, MS RD

Secrets of Feed a Healthy child
By Ellyn Satter, MS RD 

Web sites

(1) Kidnetic.com - Multilevel web site with several educational tools for kids and parents.

(2)   3aday.org - Mom’s can sign up for a newsletter and get recipes to help you and your child get enough calcium.  Fun stuff for kids Too!

(3)  www.dole5aday.com - Resources to help the whole family to get fruits and veggies and much more.

(4)   Somethingfishy.org -Web site on eating disorders on-line support, information and treatment finder.

(5)   edap.org -General information about eating disorders and body image

(6)   nof.org -National Osteoporosis Foundation provides prevention and treatment information to the public on osteoporosis

(7) Eatright.org -American Dietetic Association

(8) foodandhealth.com- Recipes and other healthy ideas and resources

(9) mealsmatter.com - Information on meal planning

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