HELPING KIDS SOAR
WHAT IS TRIM KIDS? TRIM KIDS
is a multidisciplinary 12-week plan that gives parents and children an approach
to lifetime weight management. Each
week, parents and kids together practice ways to increase daily activity and
set achievable eating and exercise goals.
Children learn exercises designed for their weight levels, and the
family will enjoy menu plans with nutritious kid-tested recipes. This program is designed with busy families
in mind, and parents learn positive ways to coach children to make healthier
lifestyles.
Trim Kids is a program based on a 12-week plan
developed at
The program is designed to repeat
4 times a year. Families will choose to
take the course four times for the best success.
Requirements:
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Age 6 – 4, with a weight or BMI (body mass index) over the
95th percentile
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Parent attendance at meetings
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Active family involvement
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Read Trim Kids textbook assignments every week
What do we do at the
weekly meetings?
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Private weigh-in
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Blood pressure/BMI checks
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Progress Sharing
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Guest and educational presentations
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Physical activity, such as a walk, swim, fitness class,
game of volleyball (just to name a few)
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Preparation and planning of healthy snacks, and meals
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Recognize and celebrate effort, progress, and success
Rewards
You will develop confidence, energy, self-esteem and lifetime
health skills.
When does Trim Kids begin, and how much does this
program cost?
A Trim Kids session will begin September
10th, 2007, and another will begin January 1, 2008.
Edited 8/26/06