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Annotation: This book is a collection of case histories on difficult situations parents can face. Each chapter consists of a vignette on a specific topic followed by a counselor's response. Chapters focus on adoption, bereavement, divorce, family illness, eating problems, child sexual abuse, physical differences, sleep disturbances, social adjustment, illness, substance abuse, rape, and assault. The stories in the book appeared originally in the We Have a Problem column in Parents Magazine.

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Keywords: Adoption, Bereavement, Child sexual abuse, Children, Coping, Counseling, Disease, Divorce, Eating disorders, Mental health, Parenting skills, Rape, Self esteem, Substance abuse, Violence

Annotation: This book was written for adolescents to provide answers to questions and helps them learn more about their bodies and feelings. Topics include physical and emotional development, health, nutrition, exercise, personal appearance, substance use, relationships, sexuality, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and parenthood. Appendices provide listing of adolescent clinics in each state, crisis counseling and hotlines, special needs resources, books, and audiotapes and videotapes.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Contraception, Eating disorders, Emotional development, Exercise, Interpersonal relations, Nutrition, Parenting, Physical development, Sexually transmitted diseases, Social development, Substance use

Annotation: This book, the third in a series resulting from the National Research Council's study of the relationship between diet and chronic disease, provides consumers practical recommendations for incorporating the dietary guidelines into everyday life. Other titles based on this study include Diet and Health: Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk (1989) and Improving America's Diet and Health: From Recommendations to Action (1991). Eat for Life introduces a nine-point dietary plan for reducing the risk of diet-related chronic disease. Trends in the American diet, both historical and popular, and tips for shopping, cooking, and eating out are included. Protein, fiber, cholesterol, and fat in relation to food are explained, and their relationship to chronic diseases are specified. Among the chronic diseases highlighted are heart disease, hypertension, obesity, cancer, and osteoporosis. Appendices include the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances and resources that provide additional information.

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Keywords: Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Dietary guidelines, Eating disorders, Food habits, Hypertension, Osteoporosis

Annotation: This manual provides an overview of the Positive Adolescents Choices Training (PACT) program whose goal is to empower adolescents to make informed decisions about issues affecting their personal health. It covers sexuality, unplanned pregnancy, drug and alcohol use, sexually transmitted diseases, eating disorders, suicide, and relationships. PACT's objectives are to introduce accurate information and resources directly into the peer network by training adolescent facilitators in sexuality, health information, decision making, and communication; and by providing structured, supervised opportunities for these adolescents to share information with their peers, their parents, and other adults. The manual reviews the components necessary to establish a PACT program and addresses issues such as conducting a needs assessment, recruiting and selecting adolescents, developing training guidelines and budgets, and raising program funds.

Contact: YWCA of the U.S.A., 2025 M Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 467-0801 Fax: (202) 467-0802 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ywca.org $25.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling. 50 percent discount for community and student YWCAs. Make checks payable to YWCA National Board.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Dating, Eating disorders, Empowerment, Health education, Peer counselors, Program development, Sexuality, Sexually transmitted diseases, Substance abuse, Suicide

Annotation: This monograph is composed of 10 papers covering a wide variety of issues related to the eating behavior of children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities. Topics addressed include: use of videofluoroscopy in evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders; interventions for nonoral feeders; various aspects of programs for and the feeding of individuals with compromised oral-motor function; and occupational therapy and feeding in institutions for mentally retarded persons.

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Keywords: Developmental disabilities, Down syndrome, Eating disorders, Mental retardation, Nutrition services, Occupational therapists

Annotation: This paper addresses the attitudes and practices involved with actual and potential weight-related problems of children and makes recommendations for actions. The contents are factors related to normal weight and variations from it, disturbed eating behaviors, societal influence, current practice, proposed approaches to assessment and action, and a prevention approach. A selected bibliography is provided.

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Keywords: Assessment, Body weight, Children, Eating disorders, Prevention, Weight management

Annotation: This booklet, which is geared toward pediatricians, includes psychological aspects of pediatric practice, including feeding problems, psychogenic vomiting, thumb sucking, nail biting, speech disorders, constipation, anxiety, compulsions, difficulties at school, and other topics. The booklet strives to provide pediatricians with tools to help manage psychological problems in infants and children.

Keywords: Children, Compulsive behavior, Constipation, Eating disorders, Feeding disorders, Infants, Mental health, Nail biting, Pediatric practice, School failure, School phobia, Speech disorders, Thumb sucking, Vomiting