The purpose of this Parent's Guide is to explain how overweight is assessed in adults and children. It discusses some of the essential components of successful approaches to weight management in children. The goal of the guide is to provide you with the basic information you will need as a parent or caregiver of an overweight child. The information in this guide will provide a basis for you to identify professional resources in your community that you can reasonably expect to help you and your family work together to help your overweight child. You can obtain information on childhood obesity and can also download this "Parent's Guide for the Assessment and Treatment of the Overweight Child."

This US Department of Agriculture web resource (and public Parent's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity) addresses the issue of the growing number of unhealthy kids in America today. Download the guide to find out new and exciting ways to improve the health of your entire family. The guide contains healthy recipes, money-saving shopping tips, ideas for activities, and much more. The information is provided by Team Nutrition to help parents provide healthful, affordable meals at home, and to answer their children's questions about food and health in fun and entertaining ways. Contains nutrition information and easy-to-use recipes arranged by season of the year.

The “Parent’s Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity”, produced by the US Department of Health & Human Services, addresses the issue of the growing number of unhealthy kids in America today. Download the guide to find out new and exciting ways to improve the health of your entire family. The guide contains healthy recipes, money-saving shopping tips, ideas for activities, and much more.

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is a nonpartisan policy and program resource center located at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. It was established to explore ways to strengthen the well being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools.

USDA campaign provides tips and suggestions for parents on helping children eat healthier and include physical activity in their daily lives.

This is the American Heart Association’s statement on definition, epidemiology and prevention of youth obesity. The site provides links to more detailed scientific and guideline resources.

The US Department of Agriculture provides a detailed explanation of the Nutrition Facts label on foods. Understanding this information label will enable parents to make healthier choices for meals and snacks.

The US Department of Agriculture outlines 10 steps parents can take to ensure that their children are eating healthy school meals. The steps range from talking with your kids to getting involved with school officials and parent groups.

The US Department of Agriculture presents suggestions for parents who want to encourage their children to be more physically active. Ideas range from household tasks to special scavenger hunts.

Just because children dislike team competition does not mean that they cannot be physically active. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers advice to parents on alternatives on how to keep children physically fit.