Take the Fight Out of Food: How to Prevent and Solve Your Child's Eating Problems » (Bargain)

Donna Fish, M.S., L.C.S.W., is a licensed social worker specializing in eating disorders. An adjunct faculty member at the Columbia University School of Social Work and an affiliate therapist at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, she is also a consultant to many schools and hospitals in New York City. Donna Fish lives with her husband and three daughters in New York City, where she runs a private practice.

All foods are good. That is the message of this commonsense book that helps parents speak to their kids about food and nutrition. It is a message that is long overdue, especially when you consider that 81 percent of ten-year-olds are afraid of being fat -- half are already dieting -- and twelve million American children are obese. There is a disease gripping our nation's children and it strikes early. Take the Fight Out of Food offers a cure.

This practical guide is filled with hands-on tools and in-depth advice for putting a stop to unhealthy eating habits before they begin. In Take the Fight Out of Food parents will learn how to:

• Understand their own "food legacy" and how it affects their children
• Keep their children connected to food in a positive way

• Talk to their kids about food and nutrition

• Recognize and deal with the six types of eaters --

including the Picky Eater, the Grazer, and the Beige Food Eater

With guidance, inspiration, and encouragement, this invaluable book helps parents to teach their children to eat for life in a positive and healthy family environment.

Library Journal

Fish, a licensed social worker specializing in eating disorders, aims to help children develop a positive relationship with food. A critical part of her approach involves parents appraising their own attitudes and hang-ups about food and eating. Once that is accomplished, adults can become better role models and instill good eating habits in their children, e.g., differentiating physical feelings of hunger from emotions. In a confident tone that will reassure readers, Fish notes that children who are so mentored are more likely to have self-control in all areas of life. She also groups children into six different types of eaters-"The Food Demander," "The Trouble Transitioner," "The Picky Eater," "The Beige Eater," "The Spurt Eater," and "The Grazer"-up to about age nine. Though she includes some tools and tips for resolving their issues, this is less the problem-solving manual the title suggests than an "eat for life" manual for the family. If it's recipes you're after, consider instead Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals for Kids: Cooking Rocks! Recommended for large public libraries and child-rearing collections.-Douglas C. Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Hartford Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.