Children and Families: Partners for Child Weight Management

摘要

Judy was an overweight 12-year-old Mexican Americannenrolled in a school-based weight loss program. Shenwas interested in losing weight in order to become betternat playing soccer and volleyball. She recognized that hernweight was holding her back from excelling at those sports.nHer mother was very interested in improving the health ofnher child but did not know how to make Judy gain the sameninterest. In the past, Judy lost a few pounds here and there,nbut overall, she gained more weight throughout the schoolnsemester than she lost. We determined that Judy wouldnmost likely be able to grow into her current weight, and as anresult, we encouraged her to focus more on improving overallnhealth habits (e.g., healthy eating and increased physicalnactivity) to achieve the desired outcome.nHow Should You Approach