Download or read book Dr. Susan’s Fit and Fun Family Action Plan written by Susan Bartell and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakthrough response to childhood obesity that parents have been waiting for—immediate answers, kid-friendly solutions and savvy advice from a national parenting expert With an alarming 16% of American kids overweight or obese, parents are desperate for easy, healthy solutions—but wary of major lifestyle changes and parental guilt. It's time for a simpler approach. Dr. Susan's Fit and Fun Family Action Plan delivers exactly what parents have been waiting for: a place to start today, with hundreds of tips and optimistic, savvy advice for raising a healthy, happy child. Using an engaging mix of child psychology expertise and mom-next-door smarts, media powerhouse Dr. Susan lifts the guilt and empowers parents to take action now, with: Hundreds of tips to combat junk food ads, poisonous peers, dressing room anxiety, and five other negative force factors in a kid's life Quizzes to uncover and break the seven family patterns that make a child overweight Healthy and affordable meal plans that keep pizza, burgers, and ice cream on the menu The latest technology to get kids up and moving Shopping lists, eating-out guides, and special lunchbox coupons to inspire every child and parent