Reply #5: Kids like to know stuff

[marzipanni]

Does she have a grandma, aunt, or older cousin who she's close to? I think this book sounds great, but instead of you giving it to her maybe a female relative she has good rapport with could send it to her, then it won't come with "baggage" of you wanting her to eat better and get more exercise. She is at an age where she will have a growth spurt soon, and she can learn that growing up means taking some responsibility to take good care of herself so her body will have what it needs to be strong and healthy. From what reviewers said, their young daughters loved this book and it provided an opening for good mother-daughter conversations :)
http://www.amazon.com/Care-Keeping-Collection-American-Girl/product-reviews/1593697635?pageNumber=2

When my three older brothers and I were kids we discovered, among our family's cookbooks, a book my great aunt had given to my mom called, "You Are What You Eat". That concept fascinated us and we all read parts of it and learned a lot.