Significantly revised and updated 2nd edition include worksheets, questionnaires, and other tools to help you aid parents in developing a plan to help their child safely reach and maintain a healthy weight.

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Childhood Obesity: An Overview; 1.1 The Rise in Obesity; 1.2 The Medical Effects of Childhood Obesity; 1.3 The Pediatrician's Role in the Obesity Epidemic; Chapter 2 Assessment of Obesity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Assessing Obesity; 2.3 Identifying Children and Families at Risk for Obesity; Health Supervision Visits: Prevention, Early Intervention, and Treatment for the At-Risk Child; Chapter 3 Before Birth: Maternal Health; 3.1 What Do We Know?; 3.2 How Can This Help Us? Chapter 4 Before Birth: The Prenatal Visit4.1 What Do We Know?; 4.2 How Can This Help Us?; Chapter 5 Newborn and Infant; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Prevention: Talking to Parents (BALANCE); 5.3 Intervention; 5.4 Treatment; 5.5 Family History; 5.6 Review of Systems; 5.7 Physical Examination; 5.8 Family Constellation and Social History; 5.9 Parenting Questions; 5.10 Parenting Touch Points; 5.11 Developmental Touch Point; 5.12 Nutrition and Activity Questions and Approaches; 5.13 A Case in Point: SC; Chapter 6 Toddler; 6.1 Background; 6.2 Prevention: Talking to Parents (BALANCE); 6.3 Intervention 6.4 Treatment6.5 Family History; 6.6 Review of Systems; 6.7 Physical Examination; 6.8 Family Constellation and Social History; 6.9 Parenting Questions; 6.10 Parenting Touch Points; 6.11 Developmental Touch Point; 6.12 Nutrition and Activity Questions and Approaches; 6.13 A Case in Point: LQ; Chapter 7 Preschool Age; 7.1 Background; 7.2 Prevention: Talking to Parents (BALANCE); 7.3 Intervention; 7.4 Treatment; 7.5 Family History; 7.6 Review of Systems; 7.7 Physical Examination; 7.8 Family Constellation and Social History; 7.9 Parenting Questions; 7.10 Parenting Touch Points 7.11 Developmental Touch Point7.12 Nutrition and Activity Questions and Approaches; 7.13 A Case in Point: OG; Chapter 8 School Age; 8.1 Background; 8.2 Prevention: Talking to Parents (BALANCE); 8.3 Intervention; 8.4 Treatment; 8.5 Family History; 8.6 Review of Systems; 8.7 Physical Examination; 8.8 Family Constellation and Social History; 8.9 Parenting Questions; 8.10 Parenting Touch Points; 8.11 Developmental Touch Point; 8.12 Nutrition and Activity Questions and Approaches; 8.13 A Case in Point: SB; Chapter 9 Early Adolescent; 9.1 Background 9.2 Prevention: Talking to Parents and Teens (BALANCE)9.3 Intervention; 9.4 Treatment; 9.5 Family History; 9.6 Review of Systems; 9.7 Physical Examination; 9.8 Family Constellation and Social History; 9.9 Parenting Questions; 9.10 Parenting and Teen Touch Points; 9.11 Developmental Touch Point; 9.12 Nutrition and Activity Questions and Approaches; 9.13 A Case in Point: AN; Chapter 10 Middle Adolescent; 10.1 Background; 10.2 Prevention: Talking to Parents and Teens (BALANCE); 10.3 Intervention; 10.4 Treatment; 10.5 Family History; 10.6 Review of Systems; 10.7 Physical Examination