The Everything Parent S Guide To Children With Juvenile Diabetes

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2013 Mom's Choice Awards® Winner Hormones. Growth spurts. Mood swings. All combined with blood sugars.. The teen years with diabetes on board are a challenging time for parents and anyone who cares about a child with diabetes. Raising Teens with Diabetes: A Survival Guide for Parents, by well-known diabetes mom, author, and advocate Moira McCarthy, is a no-nonsense, honest approach at not just surviving but thriving in those years, from a mom who has been there.. Raising Teens with Diabetes is a must-have resource for anyone navigating the waters of parenting a child with diabetes.

Author's personal account of dealing with her son's diabetes. Includes tips and reassurance on adjusting to life with diabetes, finding support for you and your child, supplying your child's school with necessary information and gaining control of diabetes without obsessing.

All parents want their children to eat well—but for children with diabetes, eating well is not just a preference, it’s a requisite. When to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat are critical considerations—all day, every day. But with a little knowledge and planning, you can whip up meals that are as good for your child as they are good to eat, including: Ultimate Grilled Cheeseburger Sandwich Multigrain Pancakes and Vanilla Smoothies Baked Potato Chips and Creamy Spicy Dip Taco Salad Grilled Ranch Chicken Lobster Salad Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse With this cookbook, you can meet the dietary challenges of diabetes with delicious—and doable—meals. From bag lunches and after-school snacks to birthday treats and holiday feasts, children with diabetes can enjoy mealtime as much as kids everywhere—every day of the year!

Parenting Children with Diabetes offers parents a 360-degree view of what is happening to their child living with diabetes, providing special tools, insight, and education to help parents and their children navigate diabetes management, communicate clearly and effectively, and live safely and healthfully in the world around them.

In Living with Juvenile Diabetes, author Victoria Peurrung, mother to two children with juvenile diabetes, provides answers and coping strategies for families everywhere who are struggling with juvenile diabetes. Living with Juvenile Diabetes offers practical hints and ideas for parents, teachers, coaches and other caregivers who deal with children with Type 1 diabetes, as well as how to help their child deal with the condition on a daily basis. Read Living with Juvenile Diabetes for: * The latest facts and treatments * How to deal with the emotional rollercoaster * Step-by-step instructions for preparing insulin and giving injections * Tips on exercise and nutrition * Recipes, supplies, research trends and much more!

Research-based evidence informs this guide to understanding—and combating—childhood obesity. Addressing medical, emotional, and psychological factors, the sensible and tested guidelines help parents create balanced meals, encourage physical activity, and partner with pediatricians, family, schools, and child-care providers in their fight against obesity. A section on setbacks and detours addresses such challenges as sneaking food, snacking and grazing, and eating during the holidays. Self-assessment questionnaires, worksheets, and parent tips discuss age-specific obesity issues ranging from the prenatal period to age 21.