This book is geared towards educators, teachers, administrators and parents of young children especially with health issues. The book will contribute to the literature in the field focusing on national and international concern about childhood obesity, highlighting the problems with obesity pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes etc. Specifically, the book will provide research findings that children who are healthy do better cognitively, socially, emotionally, and, of course, physically. The focus of the book is to provide evidence based strategies to assist parents and educators to foster healthy weight gain in children and empower children to be active agents of change in their own health behavior. Leading a healthy life helps children live a higher quality of life. The book will provide a model that can be implemented at home and in school. The model will encompass nutrition education for children. Music will be a significant part in this model that will encourage children to sing and dance to the beat. Team and individual sports and games will be an integral part of the book, focusing on being active and avoiding sedentary behavior.

Smita Guha is a professor in the teacher education field at St. John's University. She is involved in research in the area of mathematics and science teaching.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Motivating and engaging children to be active agents of health behavior
Chapter 2: Nutrition education unit
Chapter 3: Importance of physical exercise
Chapter 4: Social and emotional challenges for children with health issues
Chapter 5: Role of parents and family in providing nutrition education for their children
Chapter 6: Involvement of the community in promoting healthy development for the children
Chapter 7: Strategies to work collaboratively to prevent obesity epidemic
Appendix A: Workshop programs
Appendix B: Lessons across curriculum