Raising Fit Kids

Many children and young people today are not developing positive eating and physical activity habits that are key to becoming healthy adults. Raising Fit Kids is a two-part program that will focus on what caring adults can do to help young people grow in healthy ways and feel good about themselves.

Raising Fit Kids will help you:

• Get a down-to-earth view of what research tells us about children’s eating and activity patterns.
• Understand how a focus on health benefits everyone regardless of size or shape.
• Recognize the benefits of a health promotion approach to eating and weight issues.
• Learn skills and techniques to help children develop healthy habits.
• Obtain information about resources to use in working with children

Research about children’s eating habits and activity patterns 

Philosophy and benefits of health promotion approach to issues of health and weight 

Helping children develop healthy eating habits

Benefits of physically active living  

Helping kids develop a physically active lifestyle 

Helping kids feel good about themselves and others

Individuals and professionals who care for children and youth—

Parents
Grandparents
Child care providers*
Parent educators
Counselors
Teachers
Health professionals
Nutrition educators

*This workshop has been approved by the Bureau of Child Care.
Child Care Providers will receive 4 clock hours of training, upon completion of both sessions.

This program is taught as a workshop and includes interactive lecture using a PowerPoint presentation, video clips, group activities and handouts.

Linda Rellergert
Nutrition Specialist
Rellergertl@missouri.edu

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