Helping Your Kids Avoid Eating Disorders Dinuba CA

Be a good role model in regard to sensible eating, sensible exercising and self-acceptance; Help your child develop appreciation for others - especially women - for who they are and what they do and not for what they look like or how they dress up; Do not limit your child’s caloric intake unless a physician has instructed you to do so.

Tulare County Health and Human Servs
(559) 595-7115
1066 North Alta Street
Dinuba, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Primer Paso Insitute Incorporated
(559) 734-6042
310 North Church Street
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
Language Services
Hmong, Spanish

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Alternative Services
(559) 784-9309
2223 North Shirk Road
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Mens Sober Living Home
(559) 651-8090
515 South Court Street
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
Spanish

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Primer Paso Institute Inc
(559) 734-1502
1350 South Crowe Street
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men
Language Services
Hmong, Spanish

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Turning Point of Central CA Inc
(559) 627-1385
220 North Locust Street
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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SRS Recovery Services
(559) 636-2091
515 West Murray Street
Visalia, CA
Hotline
(559) 636-2091
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Tulare County Alcoholism Council
(559) 625-4100
120 West School Street
Visalia, CA
Hotline
(559) 625-4100
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Tulare County Health and Human Servs
(559) 733-6669
132 North Valley Oaks Drive
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Turning Point of Central CA Inc
(559) 732-5550
1845-1/2 South Court
Visalia, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Helping Your Kids Avoid Eating Disorders

Your child is experiencing bodily changes that may become a major trouble later on if not treated early in life right from the time when your child starts showing the signs of changes in his/her emotional well-being particularly related to his/her body image. Dr. Susan Mendelsohn, a clinical psychologist from Florida suggests the following activities to assist you in giving your child positive reinforcement.Educate your child about the genetic differences in body types and the nature of prejudice; avoid placing judgments upon people who do not meet your standards for beauty. Refrain from giving critical comments like, “You’ll look more beautiful if you lose some pounds,” or “Don’t eat so much. It will make you fat.” Discuss with your child the dangers of trying to alter body shape through dieting. Emphasize the value of choosing the right kinds of food and moderate exercise for stamina and cardiovascular fitness; avoid labeling foods as “good” or “bad” and “low-fat” or “fattening”.

Avoid Eating Disorders in Your Kids by Monitoring their Diet

Be a good role model in regard to sensible eating, sensible exercising and self-acceptance; Help your child develop appreciation for others - especially women - for who they are and what they do and not for what they look like or how they dress up; Do not limit your child’s caloric intake unless a physician has instructed you to do so. Children need a variet...

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