ABSTRACT

This book focuses on the essentials of nutrition, offering clear guidelines for healthy eating and dispelling many of the myths promoted by the diet industry. A concise and informative review of the most popular diet programs helps set the record straight on what's behind all of those promotional campaigns to which adolescent (and younger) girls are regularly exposed. The goal here is to help parents understand the kinds of pressure their daughters are under and to provide them with the necessary knowledge to work with their daughters - rather than against them - in forming a strong, positive, and clear sense of self.

chapter 1|5 pages

"My Daughter Wants/Needs to Diet"

chapter 2|6 pages

Thin Is In

chapter 3|8 pages

The Thin Commandments

chapter 4|8 pages

Fit or Fanatic?

chapter 5|10 pages

Mothers, Daughters, and Food

chapter 6|9 pages

Daddy's Girl

chapter 7|4 pages

Mirror, Mirror on the wall

chapter 8|30 pages

Diet or Disorder?

chapter 9|26 pages

What's Going on in There?

chapter 10|23 pages

If My Daughter Has a Problem, What Do I Do?

chapter 11|22 pages

Packaged Meals and Promised Deals

chapter 13|13 pages

Dear Mom and Other Letters