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Peer reviewedFox, Robert; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Describes a weight reduction and control program for obese retarded preschool children involving parent leaders and incorporating social and tangible rewards. Discusses techniques children practice daily for a total of 15 weeks. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Children, Foreign Countries
Download full textUS Department of Health and Human Services, 2005
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a new public education outreach program designed to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight through improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time. The program is a collaboration of four Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH):…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Child Health, Physical Activities, Nutrition
Lokken, Mary – 1981
This paper describes a group counseling weight loss program, Weight Group, for elementary school students who are already overweight for their age and body structure. The selection procedures for group members and the general format of the sessions are outlined, and the need for confidentiality is stressed. The rules for Weight Group members are…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, Change Strategies, Educational Experience
