to split parents over an issue on which they need to be united in support of their child. The author also cautions that …

measure of body fatness. In this study of 313 African American and Caucasian children, the authors find that a child's fatness …

With obesity on the rise in children as well as adults, finding ways to prevent childhood obesity has become a pressing … concern for both health care providers and parents. Yet, determining the best prevention method is difficult because the …. This report reviews 17 behaviors proposed for maintaining healthy weight in children that could possibly be altered in the …