If you’re a parent of an overweight child and are considering a summer weight loss camp to help them, you’ve made a good choice. Weight loss camps can be extremely beneficial for children in helping them learn ways to eat healthier and find exercise activities that they enjoy. However, what some parents don’t realize is that they can also benefit from sending their kids to a weight loss camp.
Many parents of overweight children do not consider weight loss camps as their first option. In most cases, they try to do things at home to help their children – forcing them to diet, signing them up for sports teams, and so on. These things are good, and can be effective, but often are not.
The reason that a number of these strategies do not work is because kids learn more from what they see their parents do versus what their parents tell them to do. A few years ago, after witnessing one of my superiors at my job make a critical mistake, he pulled me aside and said “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Unfortunately, this is how too many parents live with their children. It’s difficult to enforce a diet or exercise routine on your children if you don’t “walk the walk” yourself. This is where parents can benefit from sending their kids to weight loss camp.
At camp, your kids will learn how to “walk the walk” in an environment that isn’t home, which is why they can be so successful. A change in scenery is a great way to make dramatic changes in your lifestyle, and many parents of past campers report that they’ve learned from their children who have returned home.
Additionally, families can use the time that their child is away to make some changes at home. They can begin eating better and exercising more, which will benefit their personal health as well as make a more comfortable and supportive environment for their child to return to.
