A Busy Mother or father’s Information to Stopping Childhood Weight problems was the winner within the PARENTING (Little one Care/Household) class of the 2024 IndieReader Discovery Awards, the place undiscovered expertise meets individuals with the facility to make a distinction.
Following discover an interview with writer Shawn Elliot.
Receiving the 2024 Indie Reader Discovery Award within the Parenting (Little one care/Household) class is an immense honor for me. My intention was to create a e book that not solely educates dad and mom concerning the significance of diet but additionally gives them with sensible instruments to assist their youngsters lead lengthy, wholesome, and comfortable lives. I needed to transcend merely itemizing which meals to eat or keep away from. My intention was to supply a useful resource that folks might learn with out feeling judged, emphasizing that being wholesome doesn’t require counting energy or giving up our favourite meals. Your recognition of my work means an excellent deal and I’m actually grateful. I might additionally like to specific my gratitude to my daughter, who shared her skilled experience in guiding dad and mom on discussing weight, bullying, and establishing wholesome boundaries; and to my husband for encouraging me to write down about this important subject, recognizing its significance in at this time’s world.
What’s the title of the e book and when was it revealed?
A Busy Mother or father’s Information to Stopping Childhood Weight problems, revealed Oct 2023
What’s the e book’s first line?
“In case you are on the lookout for a e book that incorporates a number of analysis research, knowledge, graphs, charts, difficult explanations, and terminology, then this isn’t the e book for you”
What’s the e book about? Give us the “pitch”.
A Busy Mother or father’s Information to Stopping Childhood Weight problems is a simple to learn information with reasonable instruments a dad or mum can use to create a nutritious diet and life for his or her youngsters. It consists of portion sizes, wholesome swaps, easy methods to speak to your youngster about their weight, suggestions for getting youngsters extra energetic, easy methods to eat wholesome on a price range and extra. We don’t have to rely energy or cease consuming our favorite meals. With just a few easy adjustments, we are able to create a more healthy weight loss program and life-style.
What impressed you to write down the e book? A selected particular person? An occasion?
Childhood weight problems is on the rise and often is the best menace to our youngsters. Mother and father are stressed. They’re struggling to work, get youngsters to high school and actions, get homework accomplished and meals on the desk. Some could also be doing all this on their very own. They’re drained, overwhelmed and possibly battling their very own expectations, and so they want a easy instrument that may assist them create a wholesome balanced weight loss program for his or her household with out including any extra to their plate. I watched an chubby youngster who sat on the facet of the soccer subject as a result of they have been too drained to play. I watched a mom weep when the physician informed her that her youngster had kind 2 diabetes, and the primary phrases out of her mouth have been “I can’t afford meals how can I afford medication?” and I felt that one thing needed to change.
What’s the principle cause somebody ought to actually learn this e book?
This e book must be learn by any dad or mum who’s struggling to assist their youngster obtain a wholesome weight and life-style and desires assist with out judgement or criticism.
When did you first resolve to turn out to be an writer?
I grew to become an writer after realizing that with particular person diet teaching, I might solely assist one particular person at a time however with books I might attain extra individuals in a shorter period of time. Individuals who can’t afford diet teaching can afford a e book and get the assistance they want.
Is that this the primary you’ve written?
No, I’ve one other e book entitled “The place Do I Begin? A Nutritionist’s Information to Naturally Managing Sort 2 Diabetes” which was written for an individual who has simply been identified or needs to make adjustments of their weight loss program and well being however shouldn’t be positive the place to begin. It has a six week price range pleasant weight loss program that steadily removes inflammatory meals with out cravings or counting energy.
What do you do for work if you’re not writing?
I like gardening and may often be discovered working in my yard. Within the winter I journey to Mexico and volunteer diet teaching in addition to in the area people.
How a lot time do you usually spend in your writing?
Not as a lot as I ought to. I’ve began writing my subsequent e book, which has a draft title of “Are you sick and bored with being sick and drained?’ however I solely have it half completed proper now.
Would you go conventional if a writer got here calling? In that case, why?
Sure, I might go conventional if a writer got here calling as a result of I might like to have an professional inform me easy methods to get my books into the palms of a higher viewers. And, like many different authors, I’ve all the time dreamed of seeing my e book on the market within the grocery retailer or native e book retailer.