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| Attitudes | 1 |
| Classroom Techniques | 1 |
| Humor | 1 |
| Obesity | 1 |
| Parent Attitudes | 1 |
| Preschool Children | 1 |
| Student Attitudes | 1 |
| Teacher Attitudes | 1 |
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| Childhood Education | 1 |
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| Lahman, Maria K. E. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLahman, Maria K. E. – Childhood Education, 2001
Recounts experience of being an overweight preschool teacher. Discusses children's, colleagues', and parents' reactions to overweight people and to society's concept of obesity. Recommends humor to deal with weight issues in the classroom and tells of meaningful encounters with children about obesity. Describes other adults' embarrassment when…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Humor, Obesity
