| Childhood obesity is making the papers.
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| | Often, children who struggle more than a
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| The numbers are up. Is it any wonder?By:
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| | few pounds, have other things going on,
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| Nan Andrews AmishPhys ed classes are not
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| | that if they are not addressed, will make
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| funded in many public schools, they are
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| | this an uphill battle. They may be
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| ineffective in many others. Fat is the
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| | deficient in a nutrient. Vitamin C is a
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| last legal bias. Kids make fun of anyone
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| | common deficiency with kids who crave
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| different, and the fat kid is fair game.
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| | sugar for example, potassium is often
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| Heaven help the fat kid in a shorts,
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| | lacking in kids who like salt. Kids who
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| where the fat can hang out for all to
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| | have had lots of antibiotics may not have
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| see. Bullies will take aim and not let
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| | good intestinal flora and need
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| up.
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| | acidophilous, bifidus. Kids who seem to
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| Kids spend hours in front of computers,
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| | be eating all the time and are always
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| and their neighborhoods are unsafe.Here
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| | hungry, may have something more severe
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| are some strategies for growing strong,
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| | going on. Sugar addictions, wheat
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| healthy, mentally and emotionally stable
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| | allergies, pre-diabetes, or even a
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| kids.Emotionally1. Acknowledge that you
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| | parasite.11. If you have an overweight
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| know that it hurts when kids make fun of
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| | child and have other children who are not
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| them because of how they look. Help them
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| | in the same space, having a family
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| build emotional intelligence by
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| | meeting where the entire family decides
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| acknowledging how they do feel, and help
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| | how they will help each other address
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| them build empathy for others who are
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| | EACH of family members issues helps.
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| different and also made fun of.2.
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| | Calling out the fat child's issues is
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| Acknowledge that you know that there are
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| | humiliating, but if the family helps one
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| kids who eat worse than they do, and who
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| | child with spelling mastery and another
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| do not have the struggle they have with
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| | child with food, it all evens out and
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| weight. The message is that you
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| | engenders family (team) spirit. If the
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| appreciate it may not be fair and that
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| | family decides that to help the child
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| getting healthy is not easy, and it is
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| | struggling with food that there will be
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| not necesarily their fault, but that they
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| | no Oreos in the house, the support is
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| still are responsible for doing what they
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| | strong.
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| can to manage it. Watching a skinny
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| | Give them an edge12. Go for the
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| minny eat cookies and milk shakes and
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| | organic. Skip the Costco and Wallmart
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| sandwiches and french fries and never
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| | specials. Kids who are overweight are
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| gain a pound is discouraging as you eat
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| | sensitive to stuff other kids are not.
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| your lettuce, carrots and lean chicken or
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| | Organic foods will have less additives,
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| tuna.Food and Diet
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| | less hormones (designed to help cattle
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| 3. If the kid is eating alot of junk
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| | and chicken GAIN weight), less
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| food, see if you can modify these habits.
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| | genetically modified foods to be allergic
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| Junk food stacks the deck against kids,
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| | too, less chemicals to create immune
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| because the processed white sugar, the
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| | responses to. Organic produce tastes
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| processed white flour and the food
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| | better too, and it might be less of
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| additives are DESIGNED to be addictive
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| | struggle to get a child to snack on
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| and DESIGNED to increase appetite.
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| | cherry tomatoes that melt in your mouth
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| Deprivation is not the key, but choosing
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| | than on tomatoes that taste like
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| treat foods wisely helps. Give them
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| | cardboard.13. Grow other kid strengths.
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| messages like their body is their temple,
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| | If they are great at spelling, encourage
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| they need to treat it well. Offer
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| | them to compete in the spelling bee. If
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| metaphors like would they put lard in a
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| | they are musically inclined, find them
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| sports car. No, they would put the best
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| | places to sing, play. If computers or
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| fuel in it they could afford. Bodies
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| | video games are their thing, help them
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| are like that.4. Invite overweight kids
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| | get very good at these skills, so they
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| to shop with you, and teach them to read
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| | will have confidence from these other
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| labels. Have them become the experts, so
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| | perspectives.14. Be empathetic about
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| they have the tools to choose wisely and
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| | their looks. Appreciate that a plea from
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| or splurge, but understand the meaning of
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| | an overweight child to "blend in" or "fit
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| the splurge.5. Invite (as opposed to
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| | in" is more charged than a plea from a
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| force or punish) overweight kids to try
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| | child who is more mainstream looking.
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| various foods that might help them eat
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| | Help them choose clothes that are
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| less junk. For example, fresh fruits. A
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| | flattering and really fit them well.
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| burrito with filling protein like beans,
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| | Make sure that they have clothes they can
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| as opposed to totally empty calories.
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| | move in which are not uncomfortable. (I
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| Nuts as opposed to chips. Baby carrots,
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| | knew one teen who hated to walk until she
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| even.Exercise
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| | got some shorts and slacks that did not
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| 6. For most overweight kids the best
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| | chafe, for example. Then she walked
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| way to assist them is to crank up their
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| | everywhere, because the pants were not
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| metabolism. Exercise is the best way to
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| | rubbing a hole in her thigh!) Make sure
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| do this. Fit kids get bullied less.
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| | they find clothes which are age
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| Fit, strong kids rarely get bullied.
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| | appropriate, and have enough style that
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| Fit, self confident, strong kids with an
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| | they are not the butt of more bullying
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| exceptional physical skill never get
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| | because of their clothes. This will
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| bullied. If the kid has rhythm, get them
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| | cost more than you would prefer, since
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| into dance, t'ai chi, akido. If they
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| | most larger sizes cost extra, and
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| have two left feet, have them try kick
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| | alterations are always on top. Know a
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| boxing or wrestling. If they like team
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| | good place to get stuff altered too, so
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| stuff, soccer is great and there are
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| | if you have to buy a larger size to
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| teams available for all skills and all
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| | accomodate a larger tummy the rest of the
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| genders. If they are particularly
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| | garment is not so big there is room for
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| "round" and have lots of soft baby fat,
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| | Aunt Matilda in there too. Here is where
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| try swimming, they will float better than
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| | you can REALLY help your child fit it.
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| any of their thinner buddies. Weight
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| | By buying slightly better quality,
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| lifting for boys can be a win.7. Martial
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| | fabrics that do not show fat bulges for
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| arts is always a win. It builds
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| | example, or a garment that is made really
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| discipline, muscle, aerobic capacity and
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| | well and hangs great, will make your
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| confidence. Choose according the child's
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| | child look smaller than they are. Good
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| capabilities, or try what their friends
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| | undergarments count too, especially for
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| or geographic locality has available.
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| | girls. Find a way to make them feel
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| Kids who know martial arts know how to
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| | special with accessories for example, or
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| breath, they know how to focus, they have
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| | shoes.15. Back to basics, they are not
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| strength both internal and external.
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| | alone. Let them know, that they are
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| They do not get bullied.8. Health is the
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| | beautiful inside. Appreciate all the
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| best revenge. So use every opportunity
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| | unique and special things that they are.
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| to be active with your child. Walk to
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| | Give messages of beauty often.
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| the video store. Walk with them to talk
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| | Compliment best features, extra efforts,
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| about what is up at school. Put music on
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| | exercise and food victories. Take them
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| and dance. Have exercise options in the
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| | to movies like Shrek, Harry Potter and
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| house, like rebounders, trampolines,
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| | others where there are heroes who are not
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| swings for the younger ones, jungle gyms,
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| | all stick thin. Show them art depicting
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| etc.
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| | ancient cultures when thin was not so in.
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| Special Programs9. If your child is
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| | (Botticelli, Rubens, african tribes for
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| significantly heavy, consider summer
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| | example). Give them unconditional love
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| camps designed to do all of the above
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| | and acceptance regardless of their
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| with lots of other kids struggling with
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| | success or failure in any of these
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| the same. Not all camps are the same, so
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| | areas.16. Be spiritual.Nan Andrews
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| check them out. But an 8 year old who
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| | Amish, the Business Healthcare Contrarian
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| spend 4 weeks being healthy and active
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| | is the founder of Big Picture Healthcare
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| during the summer, loses as little as 10
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| | a strategy consulting firm which provides
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| pounds, grows 2 inches has a great way to
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| | expertise in consumer directed
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| start back to school in the fall. They
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| | healthcare, healthcare marketing, and
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| are stronger, leaner, more confident, tan
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| | strategies to decrease benefit costs by
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| and met tons of new friends.10. If your
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| | 20-30% while improving talent management.
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| child is significantly heavy, consider
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| | Nan offers Management Consulting,
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| working with a naturopath, homeopath or
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| | Facilitation, Workshops. Contact her at
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| holistic nutrition person. Why holistic?
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| | or (650)560-9800.
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