Sep 04
Saturday

Raising Generation XXL

Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic. Over the past two decades the rates of childhood obesity have more than doubled, and today's children may be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

If you are concerned about your child's health Raising Generation XXL is for you. It is an easy to read, practical guide filled with simple yet effective strategies that show you how to create a healthy lifestyle for both your child, and the entire family.

Packed with practical advice, Raising Generation XXL is the sensible guide for parents who are worried about their child's future health and happiness.

Praise for Raising Generation XXL

“Raising Generation XXL is easy to read and filled with practical strategies that I use every day. My kids love the fun activities and I love the advice on how I can adapt my regular meals to be healthier.”
Carolyn, Teacher, mother of 2

“Being a mom of four means I am pretty busy, but Raising Generation XXL is broken up into small easy to read chapters that get to the point. I like Kari’s philosophy of keeping it simple and making it fun.”
Bec, Marketing Manager and mother of 4

“The ideas in this book are easy to apply. There are great tips on how to make healthy lifestyle changes and healthier food choices. This will help me make sure my child is not part of Generation XXL”
Nicky, Social Worker and mother of 1

“This book is full of common sense ideas for families who may be struggling with a child's weight problem.”
Janine, Owner/Director of An Australian Child Care Centre

“Raising Generation XXL shows parents how simple changes to the lifestyle choices they make can have a significant impact on their children’s health and weight.”
Anna, Youth Worker and mother of 1

“This book is easy to read and provides concise, practical information. It’s a great tool that will help families address childhood obesity”
Sandy, Nurse and mother of 3
The Book

Raising Generation XXL is designed to be an easy guide for families who are struggling to make healthy lifestyle changes.  It is both quick to read, and easy to use, user friendly, and hasn't glossed over the harsh realities of childhood obesity.


The goals in Raising Generation XXL are:

  • to help you identify simple strategies you can use in your every day lives to improve the health of your child;
  • to provide a wide variety of fun activities that the whole family can participate in together;
  • to help you identify harmful food additives you need to avoid;
  • to give you over 60 healthy recipes kids will love.


The book is divided into five sections. The first section outlines the latest information about the growing epidemic of childhood obesity globally, and the health and social problems overweight and obese children frequently encounter.


The second section discusses the essentials of proper nutrition and identifies simple changes you can make to your everyday food choices and routines that benefit your entire family’s health.


In section three you’ll learn how to make exercise a fun activity that your child will want to participate in.

Section four covers the how to make your new healthy lifestyle a family affair and encourage everyone to become more active.


The final section provides a wide variety of resources, from recipes, activity ideas and website addresses that you can look up to find more information.


Lots of ‘take-aways’ are included in the book, ideas that you can implement in your everyday life straight away. Take what’s in here and use it in your own way to develop healthy habits for your family.


The hope is that this book will encourage and empower you to implement simple changes in your every day lives that foster healthy eating and an active lifestyle. These small changes accumulate over time and add up to better health for both your child and the entire family.


Implement some of these ideas in your everyday lives, do something today as a result of ideas you’ve found in this book, and we can work together to create a healthier world.