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ERIC Number: EJ281513
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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The Overweight Preschool Retarded Child Can and Should Lose Weight.
Fox, Robert; And Others
Early Child Development and Care, v10 n2-3 p157-63 Feb 1983
Describes a weight reduction and control program for obese retarded preschool children involving parent leaders and incorporating social and tangible rewards. Discusses techniques children practice daily for a total of 15 weeks. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Children, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Obesity, Parent Role, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Weight Control Programs