Childhood Obesity
Children are at risk for obesity now more than ever. Learn what you can do to help prevent childhood obesity, or, to help your child deal with her weight issue.
5 Ways to Help Your Overweight Child
Learn five easy ways to help your child who is overweight.
Learn five easy ways to help your child who is overweight.
Use Growth Charts to Assess Your Child's Weight
Learn how to use the growth chart at your pediatrician office, or online, to track your child's weight percentile.
Learn how to use the growth chart at your pediatrician office, or online, to track your child's weight percentile.
Assess Your Child's BMI
Learn how to assess your child's Body Mass Index, also known as BMI.
Learn how to assess your child's Body Mass Index, also known as BMI.
Is Your Child Overweight?
Should you be concerned about childhood obesity? Learn how to assess your child's weight and how to measure your child's BMI and use growth charts.
Should you be concerned about childhood obesity? Learn how to assess your child's weight and how to measure your child's BMI and use growth charts.
Help Your Tween with Weight Issues
Practical advice on helping your "tween" have a healthier diet and manage her weight.
Practical advice on helping your "tween" have a healthier diet and manage her weight.
10 Tips for Parents Concerned About Childhood Obesity
These 10 tips provide easy ways to begin confronting the issue of childhood obesity in your family.
These 10 tips provide easy ways to begin confronting the issue of childhood obesity in your family.
About Child Parenting: Obesity in Childhood
Kimberly Keith shares a wealth of knowledge in her child parenting site, including this informative article about childhood obesity.
Kimberly Keith shares a wealth of knowledge in her child parenting site, including this informative article about childhood obesity.
About Exercise: Understanding and Dealing with...
Paige presents some thought-provoking statistics in this article. The pravalence of this problem really is alarming.
Paige presents some thought-provoking statistics in this article. The pravalence of this problem really is alarming.
About Pediatrics: BMI Calculator
From the Guide: "Parents often wonder if their children are overweight, underweight or just right. Using our body mass index calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight for his or her height."
From the Guide: "Parents often wonder if their children are overweight, underweight or just right. Using our body mass index calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight for his or her height."
About Pediatrics: Overweight Children Prevention and Treat
This article will explain the medical prevention and treatment possibilities of managing weight in children.
This article will explain the medical prevention and treatment possibilities of managing weight in children.
About Pediatrics: Weight Management Guide
This is an indespensable guide for parents who are concerned about managing their kids' weight.
This is an indespensable guide for parents who are concerned about managing their kids' weight.
About Pediatrics: Who's to Blame for Childhood Obesity
About pediatrics Guide poses an interesting question in this informative article -- who is to blame for childhood obesity?
About pediatrics Guide poses an interesting question in this informative article -- who is to blame for childhood obesity?
About Sleep Disorders: Baby Fat
About Sleep Disorders Guide Florence Cardinal says "It isn't cute anymore." when discussing this important issue at her site.
About Sleep Disorders Guide Florence Cardinal says "It isn't cute anymore." when discussing this important issue at her site.
Dieting Kids May Gain Weight
Putting your child on a diet may have an adverse effect on weight loss according to a new study.
Putting your child on a diet may have an adverse effect on weight loss according to a new study.
Get Those Kids Moving!
Just how important is increasing your kids' activity level? You may be surprised.
Just how important is increasing your kids' activity level? You may be surprised.
Introduction to Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is now so prevalent that it is being considered an epidemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, "The number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last two to three decades; currently one child in five is overweight."
Childhood obesity is now so prevalent that it is being considered an epidemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, "The number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last two to three decades; currently one child in five is overweight."
Obesity's Effect on Children's Quality of Life
Kids suffer as a result of being overweight, just like adults. New research shows us how.
Kids suffer as a result of being overweight, just like adults. New research shows us how.
Seven Ways to Make the "Freshman 15" History
Learn how to lose weight in college if you've already gained the "freshman 15".
Learn how to lose weight in college if you've already gained the "freshman 15".