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Jenna is having a tough time in middle school. She just turned 12, she hates gym, and she's overweight. Jenna has good friends and cool hobbies, but when some of her classmates make fun of her, she just feels so bad! And to make things worse, when Jenna feels sad or mad or stressed out, she starts to eat and she just can't stop! Through Jenna's story, kids will learn how to say goodbye to emotional eating and hello to a healthy lifestyle. They'll see how to create an action plan to stop overeating before it starts, identify emotional triggers that push them to food, and get healthier by taking better care of their bodies and minds.
Dr. Schechter has long been interested in issues related to overweight and obesity in children and has provided therapy and behavioral interventions to many overweight children and their families. She was inspired to write My Big Fat Secret when a search to find a children's book to help overweight children yielded no results. She strongly believes that tackling the emotional eating component that contributes to compulsive eating is an essential but often ignored aspect of the complex problem of childhood overweight and obesity.
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