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Is your child or teen overeating or overweight? Are you unsure how to help? You re not alone. If your ten- to eighteen-year-old is struggling with overeating, you know how hard that can be for your child and for you. Unhealthy eating habits put kids and teens well-being and self-confidence at risk. Something needs to change but what? And how can you bring it up so they can really hear you? You may have tried to help your child without much success but you may be overlooking the root cause of their struggle with eating and exercise "their thinking. " In "Free Your Child from Overeating, " Dr. Michelle P. Maidenberg shares over 40 interactive exercises that will help your child or teen: Identify triggers, cravings, and self-sabotaging thought patternsDefine his or her values and find the motivation to changeLearn to eat mindfully by savoring meals and snacksAnd set realistic goals using the four P s: "predict, " "plan, " "put into action, " and "practice.