Diet Riot - Eating for Health and Mental Wellness of Families

March 11, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Health News
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DATELINE: SAN DIEGO, CA; BOSTON, MASS… With hundreds of ways to diet today, it’s no wonder that healthy eating, obesity, overall body image and self-esteem have become major issues for many families.

Child Development Specialist, Robyn J.A. Silverman, PhD and Christine Wood, MD, pediatrician and author of How to Get Kids to Eat Great and Love it! are presenting information via teleseminar on the environmental and behavioral challenges around eating and weight as well as strategies for lifestyle improvements within families.

“Diet Riot - Eating for Health and Mental Wellness of Families” teleseminar will be held
Wednesday, March 23rd at 9 p.m. EST (6 p.m. PST) and is designed to educate families about eating for optimal nutrition as well as discuss what families can do ensure optimal nutrition and positive body esteem. There will be ample opportunity for teleseminar attendees to ask questions.

The “Diet Riot - Eating for Health and Mental Wellness of Families” teleseminar costs $30 at the time of registration. Early registrants will receive a $10 discount.
Register for the teleseminar online at www.kidseatgreat.com

About Teleseminars
A teleseminar is a virtual classroom. It is a conference call with many people from all different areas of the country or world. After you sign up and pay for the class, you will be given a phone number to dial (number is a U.S. number and you will need to pay any long distance phone fees). At the appointed time, you and the other class members will be calling this number and will be asked to introduce yourself as you arrive onto the call. Dr. Wood and Dr. Silverman will present information on the specific topic and also incorporate answers to questions received ahead of time.

Dr. Christine Wood
Christine (Ito) Wood, M.D. is a practicing pediatrician (El Camino Pediatrics, San Diego) with interests in healthy nutrition for children and the environmental and nutritional impact on health and disease. She is the author of the book, How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It! which is filled with practical, easy-to-understand information for parents backed up with science-based research to emphasize the nutritional links to disease. Dr. Wood maintains Kids Eat Great (www.kidseatgreat.com) website, as well as Call Your Pediatrician website (www.callyourped.com - designed to give information on common illnesses, like colds, ear infections, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and more). Dr. Wood attended the University of Detroit for her undergraduate degree and received her medical degree from the University of Michigan. She completed her pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman
As a Child Development Specialist, body image coach and character education expert, Dr. Robyn Silverman, PhD, provides ongoing professional advice, insight and the tools necessary to create a powerful family, conveniently online at www.PowerfulFamily.com.

In addition to the POWerful Family website, Dr. Silverman maintains POWerful Words (www.PowerfulWordsOnline.com) an online resource for martial arts centers seeking to incorporate a character education curriculum. Both were founded by Dr. Silverman and her husband and business partner Jason Silverman, in their deep commitment to empowering families to reach their fullest potential by creating rich resources, providing concrete strategies, and magnifying the strengths of each family member.

Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman is a PhD in Child Development from the Eliot-Pearson School at Tufts University in Massachusetts. She holds a degree in Psychology as well as a degree in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and spent a year studying at Oxford University. She is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).

For more information visit www.PowerfulWordsOnline.com and www.PowerfulFamily.com.