December 2007 - Volume 6, Issue 4
Understanding Childhood Obesity
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The number of number of overweight and obese children has grown dramatically over the last several years. These issues have a major impact on children’s emotional well-being. Obesity is associated poor self-esteem, depression, social withdrawal, anxiety, and a feeling of chronic rejection.

The December issue of our Parent Letter discusses this trend and what parents and teachers can do about it.