Good Book?

I'm thinking about buying The Ultimate Weight Solution
for Teens (Jay McGraw) for my dear, fourteen-year-old
daughter. She wants to lose weight (I said don't
concentrate on "weight" concentrate on "fit"), and I
want to help in any way I can without being preachy or
all-knowing.

I have given her links to Krista's site, information on
nutrition and exercise, and now I'm thinking a focus on
self esteem and body image might be in order.

So, I know some of you are Dr. Phil adherents. I was
wondering what you knew about his son and his books for
teens?

And I guess I better get a copy of The Body Project
while I'm out, so I can remember how much how one looks
at that age has to do with how one feels.

Thanks, all.

Amy

No. Everybody needs to exercise. Take her to the pool and swim with her;
take her on walks on the weekend; if school is close enough, bike there with
her and then if work is close enough, bike there. Teach her tennis. Teach
her basketball, baseball, soccer, touch football. Make it your special time
of the day. Every day. Just handing a book to her says "do what you want,
I don't care just leave me out of it." If she is eating emotionally, that
"leave me out of it" attitude is to blame.



"A Ross" wrote in message
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I'm thinking about buying The Ultimate Weight Solution
for Teens (Jay McGraw) for my dear, fourteen-year-old
daughter. She wants to lose weight (I said don't
concentrate on "weight" concentrate on "fit"), and I
want to help in any way I can without being preachy or
all-knowing.

I have given her links to Krista's site, information on
nutrition and exercise, and now I'm thinking a focus on
self esteem and body image might be in order.

So, I know some of you are Dr. Phil adherents. I was
wondering what you knew about his son and his books for
teens?

And I guess I better get a copy of The Body Project
while I'm out, so I can remember how much how one looks
at that age has to do with how one feels.

Thanks, all.

Amy

"Patricia Heil" wrote in
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No. Everybody needs to exercise. Take her to the pool and swim with
her; take her on walks on the weekend; if school is close enough, bike
there with her and then if work is close enough, bike there. Teach
her tennis. Teach her basketball, baseball, soccer, touch football.
Make it your special time of the day. Every day. Just handing a book
to her says "do what you want, I don't care just leave me out of it."
If she is eating emotionally, that "leave me out of it" attitude is to
blame.

Ummm, no. Amy is a great example for her daughter. She lost her weight
and is maintaining and exercises all the time. A book would have worked
for me - it's how my mom informed me about my period g. I would have
*cringed* at 14 if my mother suddenly wanted to DO everything with me.

Sorry Amy - I don't know nothin' 'bout raisin' no teenagers ;-)

--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

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"Patricia Heil" wrote:

No. Everybody needs to exercise. Take her to the pool
and swim with her;
take her on walks on the weekend; if school is close
enough, bike there with
her and then if work is close enough, bike there.
Teach her tennis. Teach
her basketball, baseball, soccer, touch football. Make
it your special time
of the day. Every day. Just handing a book to her says
"do what you want,
I don't care just leave me out of it." If she is eating
emotionally, that
"leave me out of it" attitude is to blame.


Actually, she is physically active--she plays three
team sports during the school year, and is fairly
active during the summer with camp and all. She loves
to swim, cycle, and we spent the weekend hiking through
one of New Yorks most scenic parks, Letchworth.

So thank you for your advice, but the exercise aspect
isn't the whole issue or the whole solution.

Amy

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SnugBear wrote:

"Patricia Heil" wrote in
:

No. Everybody needs to exercise. Take her to the
pool and swim with
her; take her on walks on the weekend; if school is
close enough, bike
there with her and then if work is close enough, bike
there. Teach
her tennis. Teach her basketball, baseball, soccer,
touch football.
Make it your special time of the day. Every day.
Just handing a book
to her says "do what you want, I don't care just leave
me out of it."
If she is eating emotionally, that "leave me out of
it" attitude is to
blame.

Ummm, no. Amy is a great example for her daughter. She
lost her weight
and is maintaining and exercises all the time. A book
would have worked
for me - it's how my mom informed me about my period
g. I would have
*cringed* at 14 if my mother suddenly wanted to DO
everything with me.

Sorry Amy - I don't know nothin' 'bout raisin' no
teenagers ;-)

Thanks, Laurie,

I did buy the book, and she loves it. It talks a lot
about emotions and weight issues, and includes a lot of
goal-setting exercises. There are also sections for
parents to read aside from the teen chapters--I've read
a couple so far, and they make sense. It pretty much
boils down to what we say here--it's not a diet, it's a
way of life.

Amy