How to Get Your Kid to Eat: But Not Too Much

by Ellyn Satter

Overview

Answering a multitude of questions—such as What should a parent do with a child who wants to snack continuously? How should parents deal with a young teen who has declared herself a vegetarian and refuses to eat any type of meat? Or What can parents do with a child who claims he doesn't like what's been prepared, only to turn around and eat it at his friend's house?—this guide explores the relationship between parents, children, and food in a warm, friendly, and supportive way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780915950836
Publisher:	Bull Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/01/1987
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ellyn Satter, MS, RD, CICSW, BCD, is an internationally recognized authority on eating and feeding. She is an author, trainer, psychotherapist, and eating therapist with more than 30 years' experience in helping people of all ages learn positive and natural ways of becoming competent with their eating.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is just great . . . Bravo!" —T. Berry Brazelton, MD


"[Her book] can help you feed your child well while avoiding . . . food-centered struggles that can affect the parent-child relationship." —Woman's Day


"There's advice on: the kid who won't eat, the kid who overeats, the kid who demands peanut butter and jelly sandwiches three times a day, the kid who gets hungry after you've cleared away the dishes . . . [Ellyn Satter] helps parents give their children the ultimate gift; a healthy attitude toward food." —American Health


"What I need is a Fairy Godmother of nutrition who can change mealtimes from high-powered negotiation into exquisite exercises in balance. I think I found her. She is Ellyn Satter." —Carla K. Johnson, The Spokesman-Review & Spokane Chronicle

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