Why Is Brian So Fat?

by Gary Solomon, Lynne Adamson (Illustrator)

Overview

A poignant story of Brian, a twelve-year-old boy who eats instead of feeling to avoid the reality of living with his dysfunctional family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936290765
Publisher:	Central Recovery Press, LLC
Publication date:	05/11/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	12 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Gary Solomon: Gary Solomon, MPH, MSW, PhD is a professor of psychology at the College of Southern Nevada. He received his bachelor's degree and MPH (Master of Public Health) from UCLA; MSW from Tennessee State University; and his PhD in psychology from Pacific Western University. Dr. Solomon is a dynamic speaker and has lectured all over the US. Dr. Solomon is also known as The Movie Doctor and was the first to write on the topic of using movies as therapy. He coined the term 'Cinematherapy.' His first book, The Motion Picture Prescription: Watch This Movie and Call Me in the Morning, was written as a therapeutic tool for therapists to use for treating clients and groups. His other books include Reel Therapy and Cinemaparenting.

Lynne Adamson: Lynne Adamson has worked in the graphics field including television graphics, advertising, and publishing all of her adult life. A forty-year resident of Las Vegas, NV, Lynne worked as Art Director for TV8 and TV3 in Las Vegas, as well as Art Director for several Las Vegas advertising agencies. She was Advertising Creative Director for the Greenspun Media Group, that publishes the alternative paper Las Vegas Weekly, InBusiness Las Vegas, and several magazine publications. Lynne also spent two years as a Graphic Specialist for the Las Vegas Review Journal.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE
Almost All "A"s

CHAPTER TWO
What's for Dinner?

CHAPTER THREE
The Stash Drawer

CHAPTER FOUR
Trouble

CHAPTER FIVE
There's a New Kid in Town

CHAPTER SIX
If It's Not One Thing, It's Another

CHAPTER SEVEN
Meet the Armstrongs

CHAPTER EIGHT
Yesterday and Today

CHAPTER NINE
Busted

CHAPTER TEN
The Day of the Big Exam

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Thank You Ms. Diaz

Epilogue
Activity Guide and Discussion Questions
Things You Can Do to Stay Healthy
Resources for Kids and Parents
Movies that Address Overweight Children, Low Self-Esteem, or Feeling Different from Other Children