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Reading materials

In addition to the books listed below, suggestions for finding suitable reading material in the areas of body image, self-esteem, eating disorder prevention and treatment include:

Gurze Books - publishes an annual Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue. Book descriptions can be accessed at www.gurze.com and the catalogue can be ordered at no cost.
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre - offers an annotated reading list at www.nedic.ca
Parentbooks - 201 Harbord Street, Toronto has a list of resources online at www.parentbookstore.com and will consult by phone at (416) 537-8334

Note: many of the books titles are available through the local public library system.

Author
Title
Publisher
Body Image Coalition of Peel Every BODY Is A Somebody: Facilitators Guide
Also available in French - Bien dans TA Peau
Body Image Coalition of Peel
bodyimagecoalition.org
(1997)
Big Brothers, Big Sisters Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, OPHEA. A program guide Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Peel
snomi@bbbspeel.com
Berg, Frances and Flach, Andrew Underage and Overweight: America’s Childhood Obesity Epidemic- What Every Parent Needs to Know Hatherleigh Publishing (2003)
ISBN# 1578261201
Brownell, K. D., & Battle Horgen, K. Food fight. New York: McGraw-Hill (2004)
ISBN# 0071438726
Campos, P. The Obesity myth: Why America's obsession with weight is hazardous to your health. Gotham Books (2004).
ISBN# 1592400663
Fodor, Viola Desperately Seeking Self: An Inner Guidebook for People with Eating Problems Gurze Books, Carlsbad, CA (1997)
ISBN# 093607728X
Friedman, Sandra Body Thieves: Help Girls Reclaim their Natural Bodies and Become Physically Active Salal Books, Vancouver, BC (2002)
ISBN# 0-9698883-3-3
Friedman, Sandra When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence Harper Collins, Toronto, ON (2000)
ISBN# 0-00-638609-1
Friedman, Sandra Nurturing Girl Power Salal Books, Vancouver, BC (2000)
ISBN# 0969888325
Friedman, Sandra Just for Girls: Facilitator's Manual Salal Books, Vancouver, BC (1999)
ISBN# 0-9698883-1-7
Gaesser, Glenn A. Big Fat Lies: The Truth About Your Weight And Your Health Gurze Books, Carlsbad, CA (2002)
ISBN# 0-936077-42-5
Geffert, Annette and
Brown, Diane
A Toolbox for Our Daughters: Building Strength, Confidence and Integrity New World Library, Novato, California (2000)
ISBN# 1577311205
Giannetti, Charlene C. and
Sagarese, Margaret
Cliques: 8 Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle Broadway Books (2001)
ISBN# 0767906535
Glennon, Will 200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem Conari Press (1999)
ISBN# 1-57324-154-7
Glennon, Will and
Kelly, Joe
The Collected Wisdom of Fathers: Creating a Loving Bond that Lasts a Lifetime Conari Press (2002)
ISBN# 1573248142
Gravelle, Karen The Period Book Walker & Co. (1996)
ISBN# 0802774784
Graydon, Shari In Your Face: The Culture Of Beauty And You Annick Press Ltd.
(2004) ISBN# 1550378562
Ikeda, Joanne and
Naworski, Priscilla
Am I Fat? Helping Young Children Accept Differences in Body Size E.T.R. Associates, Santa Cruz, CA (1992)
ISBN# 1560710802
Kater, K. Real kids come in all sizes. New York: Broadway Books (2004).
ISBN# 0767916085
Keel, P.K. Eating disorders. Columbia University Press; Second Edition (2000)
ISBN# 0231118538
Kelly, Joe Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand and Support Your Daughter When She's Growing Up So Fast Broadway Books, New York (2002)
ISBN# 0-7679-0833-3
Lecroy, C. W., & Daley, J. Empowering adolescent girls: Examining the present and building skills for the future with the GO GRRRLS Program Wiley (2005)
ISBN# 0471691585
Madison, Lynda Keep Talking: A Mother-Daughter Guide to the Preteen Years Round Stone Press (1999)
ISBN# 0836287363
Maine, M., & Kelly, J. Body myth. The adult women and the pressure to be perfect. John Wiley & Sons Canada (2005)
ISBN# 978-0-471-69158-7
McManus, Valerie Rainon A Look in the Mirror: Freeing Yourself From the Body Image Blues Child & Family Press
(2004) ISBN# 0878688978
Maine, Margo Body Wars-Making Peace With Women’s Bodies Gurze Books, Carlsbad, CA
(2000) ISBN# 0-963077-34-4
Mylin, Deborah (editor) Body Language: New Moon Talks About Growing Up New Moon Publications (1999)
ISBN# 0965277739
Neumark-Sztainer, D. “I'm, Like, So Fat!”. Helping your teen make healthy choices about eating and exercise in a weight-obsessed world. New York: The Guilford Press (2005)
ISBN# 1-57230-980-6
Omichinski, Linda You Count, Calories Don't Sterling Publishing Company Inc, (1993)
ISBN# 1895569125
Panzarine, Susan A Parent's Guide to the Teen Years: Raising Your 11-to 14-Year-Old in the Age of Chat Rooms and Navel Rings Checkmark Books (2000)
ISBN# 0816040338
Pipher, Mary Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Ballantine Books (2002)
ISBN# 0345418786
Pipher, Mary Hunger Pains: The Modern Woman's Tragic Quest for Thinness Ballantine Books (1997)
ISBN# 0345413938
Piran, N., Levine, M., and Steiner-Adair, C. Preventing Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Interventions and Special Challenges Brunner/Mazel, Philadelphia, PA (1999)
ISBN# 0-87630-968-6
Pollack, William S. Real Boys: Rescuing our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood Owl Publishing (1999)
ISBN # 0805061835
Richardson, Brenda Lane and
Rehr, Elane
101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body Quill, Harper Collins, New York (2001)
ISBN#0060956674
Roan, Sharon L. Our Daughters' Health: Practical and Invaluable Advice for Raising Confident Girls Ages 6-16 Hyperion, New York (2001)
ISBN# 0786885009
Satter, Ellyn Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense Bull Publishing, Palo Alto, CA (2000)
ISBN# 0-923521-51-8
Satter, Ellyn How to Get Your Kid to Eat… But Not Too Much Bull Publishing, Palo Alto, CA (1987)
ISBN# 0-915950-83-9
Satter, Ellyn Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family Kelcy Press, Madison, WI (1999)
ISBN# 0-9671189-0-5
Satter, Ellyn Your Child’s Weight: Helping Without Harming Kelcy Press, Madison, WI (2005)
ISBN# 0-9671189-1-3
Schaefer, Valorie Lee and Bendell, Norm The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls Pleasant Company Publications, Middleton, WI (1998)
ISBN# 1562476661
Step, Laura Sessions Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence Riverhead Books (2001)
ISBN# 1573228753
Tribole, Evelyn and
Resch, Elyse
Intuitive Eating: A Recovery Book for the Chronic Dieter St. Martin's Press, New York (1995)
ISBN# 031213097X

 

 

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