As much about parenting as feeding, this latest release from renowned childhood feeding expert Ellyn Satter considers the overweight child issue in a new way.
Combining scientific research with inspiring anecdotes from her decades of clinical practice, Satter challenges the conventional belief that parents must get overweight children to eat less and exercise more. In the long run, she says, making them go hungry and forcing them to be active makes children preoccup… More >>
Your Child’s Weight: Helping without Harming
5 Comments Received
February 21st, 2010 @11:43 am
I adore this book. The principles are so sound, and have helped us in our journey to not turn food into a problem, but to have it be a source of enjoyment and happiness. We’re of course not perfect in this pursuit, but the attitudes we’re instilling in our children are so much more healthy for having read this book. I would recommend it to everyone, hands down!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 21st, 2010 @1:56 pm
awesome, must read for anyone struggling with or worried about their child’s size. This helped to decrease anxiety and struggle in our house and the approach is loving and affirming. And, if you follow the advice, it works. Ellyn Satter is the authority on childhood feeding. If you focus on weight loss or try to control how much your kids eat, it will fail. This is a model of healthy eating and common sense.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 21st, 2010 @4:21 pm
As the parent of 2 children who have been at the same, albeit high, percentile on the growth curve since infancy, this book is very helpful. Now I see how I can tweak my part of the issue, and help my kids learn how to be who they naturally are, without feeling as if I am failing them.
I really appreciate this book, thank you Ellyn Satter.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 21st, 2010 @6:19 pm
I love Ellyn Satter’s healthy attitude toward food and eating. But I did get a bit tired of seeing the magic words “Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility” on page after page. Still, Satter’s ideas are revolutionary enough that maybe she needs to repeat them frequently to get them across. Her basic idea? You are responsible for presenting your child with nutritious food at regular meal and snack times. You are not responsible for how much your child weighs, you are not responsible for how much (or how little) your child eats, and you shouldn’t even try to prevent your child from ever eating “junk” food. Just as important as Satter’s theory of how to feed a family is her critique of our “fat-phobic” culture. And she’s not just making it up as she goes along–she cites the research to support her theories. This is an important book.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 21st, 2010 @9:00 pm
I am thankful that we found this book early enough in my daughter’s childhood that we can implement the suggestions and really make a difference in her life. I have struggled with obesity my entire life, and my daughter appears to have inherited my genetic makeup. I learned from this book that many of the things my husband and I were doing WERE harming her and setting her up for full-blown obesity in the future. This book has helped us develop a more relaxed environment around eating, and we now have sit-down family meals for every meal we have at home. That is a key component of the whole philosophy, and even though we knew that was important in the same way that everyone does, we didn’t make it a priority until after reading this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
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