Aronson, David. "No Laughing Matter: Young
people who are overweight can face a lifetime of discrimination". Teaching
Tolerance Magazine, Fall 1997.
Berg, Frances.,
ed. Afraid to Eat: Children and Teens in Weight Crisis. Hettinger,
ND: Healthy Weight Institute, 402 S. 14th St., Hettinger, ND 58639, 1996.
Statistics and recommended guidelines on prevalence, treatment, and
prevention of weight problems and eating disorders.
Carlson, Nancy. I Like Me! New York:
Viking/Penguin, 1988. [Children's] Upbeat story of a young pig who likes all aspects of herself, including
her round belly.
Gil, Eliana, PhD. "The Inner World of the Fat
Child: Challenge for a Child Abuse Counselor" Radiance, the Magazine for Large
Women, Fall 1987.
Hall, Lindsey, and Cohn, Leigh. Bulimia: A
Guide to Recovery Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books, 1986. A two-week recovery program and a guide for support groups.
Hirschmann, Jane R., CSW, and Zaphiropoulos,
Lela, CSW. Preventing Childhood Eating Problems: A Practical, Positive
Approach to Raising Children Free of Food & Weight Conflicts Carlsbad,
CA: Gurze Books, 1993. Letting kids choose their own food as a way to prevent obsession with
food and weight.
Ikeda, Joanne and Naworski, Priscilla. Am
I Fat? Helping Young Children Accept Differences in Body Size Santa Cruz,
CA: ETR Associates, 1992. Classroom and home activities teaching acceptance of kids of all sizes.
Jasper, Karin. Are You Too Fat, Ginny? Toronto: Is Five Press, 1988. [Children's] Size-positive story for ages 7 to pre-teen of how one girl deals with
the pressure to lose weight.
Kubersky, Rachel. Everything You Need to
Know about Eating Disorders New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 1992. Discussion, for grades 4 to 8, on the pressure to be thin and where to
get help when you need it.
Levine, Michael, PhD, and Hill, Laura, PhD. A 5-Day Lesson Plan on Eating Disorders: Grades 7-12 Tulsa, OK: NEDO,
1996. Teachers' guide on eating disorders, including lecture material,
activities, visuals, etc.
Loewy, Michael I., Ph.D. "Working with Fat
Children in Schools", Radiance Magazine, Fall, 1998.
Maine, Margo, PhD. Father Hunger:
Fathers, Daughters, & Food Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books, 1991. Explores the connection between emotionally distant fathers and daughter
with eating disorders.
Maurois, Andr. Fattypuffs and Thinifers New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930, 1968. Entertaining, illustrated size-positive fable
for children and adults.
NAAFA Newsletter. "Special Feature:
Fat Kids and Parenting" Vol. XXIV.1 (June/July 1993). Smith, Sally E., ed.
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, P O Box 188620,
Sacramento, CA 95818. Special feature on size issues for children and parents.
Newman, Lesla. Belinda's Bouquet Boston, Alyson Publications, 1991. [Children's] Story for preschoolers about a girl who discovers the value of
diversity.
Newman, Lesla. Fat Chance New York:
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. [Teenagers'] Novel about anorexia, in the form of a 13-year-old girl's diary.
Rubel, Jean. "When Children Hate Their
Bodies" and James, Lorca. "Fat or Not: A Teenager Reports" RADIANCE Magazine (Fall 1987), P O Box 30246, Oakland, CA 94604.
Dr. Rubel is the director of ANRED, Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating
Disorders.
Satter, Ellyn, RD, ACSW. How to Get Your
Kid to Eat...But Not Too Much: From Birth to Adolescence Palo Alto: Bull
Publishing, 1987. How parents can choose nutritious snacks, resist pressure to put child
on diets, etc.
Stinson, Susan. Fat Girl Dances with
Rocks Spinsters Ink, 1994. Coming-of-age novel with a fat lesbian protagonist.
Summer, Nancy. "The Making of Young
Activists: Bringing Size Awareness to the Classroom" RADIANCE Magazine (Winter 1996) pp. 10-14. First-person description of the Kids Come In All Sizes workshops
experience by Nancy Summer, a Director of the Council on Size & Weight
Discrimination.
Many of the books are available from local
bookstores, libraries, or:
Gurze Books, P O Box 2238, Carlsbad, CA
92018-9883, 800-756-7533.
Free Eating Disorders Bookshelf Catalog. www.gurze.com
