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Understand how to address weight issues in children and teens with healthy guidelines, links to interactive and skill-building tools, and more.
Explains how Body Mass Index (BMI) is used differently in children than in adults and provides information on calculating and interpreting BMI for children and teens.
Download the free Dining Decisions game to your iPad, iPhone, or Android device and see how healthy you can make your food plate!
Read about how parents or guardians can help prevent childhood overweight and obesity.
Find information to help your family stay healthy, including weight basics, eating right, and more.
Find tips and resources for parents to help children develop a healthy body image and learn healthy eating and physical activity habits. Also available in Spanish.
Find information for girls to learn about overweight and obesity, calories, and a healthy weight.