About this item
For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Bringing Up Bebe, a mothers unflinching memoir about helping her seven year-old daughter lose weight, and the challenges of modern parenting. When a doctor pronounced Dara-Lynn Weisss daughter Bea obese at age seven, the mother of two knew she had to take action. But how could a woman with her own food and body issuesnot to mention spotty eating habitssuccessfully parent a little girl around the issue of obesity In this much-anticipated, controversial memoir, Dara-Lynn Weiss chronicles the struggle and journey to get Bea healthy. In describing their processcomplete with frustrations, self-recriminations, dark humor, and some surprising strategiesWeiss reveals the hypocrisy inherent in the debates over many cultural hot-button issues from processed snacks, organic foods, and school lunches to dieting, eating disorders, parenting methods, discipline, and kids self-esteem.
About the Author
Dara-Lynn Weiss is a freelance writer and producer of Internet, print, and television content. She is the author of "THE HEAVY: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet -- A Memoir," which chronicles her efforts to help her 7-year-old daughter overcome childhood obesity. She lives with her husband and two children in New York City.
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