Parents of obese children well know the pain of watching their child struggle to do things like participate in sports. Parents who were overweight through their own childhood know the taunts and teasing their children endure. Weight loss camps for kids may not have been an option when the parent was a child.
Times have changed and the problem of overweight kids is being recognized for the health hazards it presents. Weight loss camps can help overweight children learn to make better food choices and also set them on a path of increased physical activity that will benefit them for a lifetime.
In our society, we’ve migrated to a different way of eating. This is often due to busy schedules in homes where two parents work full time. It is easy to pick up pizza or hamburgers or fried chicken on the way home from work. Soft drinks are staples in most refrigerators and snack foods such as chips and cookies are regular fare rather than the treats they were for previous generations.
Overweight children suffer more health problems due to their weight and to the lack of activity that weight causes. And, children aren’t long term planners. They live in the present and cannot be counted on to eat less because they are told to. Parents often have tried to limit the food intake and know how difficult it can be to deny a child his favorite snack foods. The only way to even attempt to put a child on a diet is for the entire family to change regular eating habits. Even then, determined kids will snack every chance they get.
When you register your child at a weight loss camps for kids, you are not giving a punishment. You are giving your child a chance to start on a path to a happier life where he is not ridiculed or bullied.
Some people still call these resident facilities fat camps but they aren’t – they offer children a place to be with others who have similar circumstances. This allows the child to let his personality shine as he is accepted as he is without judgment. Your child will eat the same healthy diet provided to all the campers. The activities are designed to be fun and increase exercise without the children realizing it. After two weeks or a month or more at a resident weight loss camp, the child you bring home will be happier, healthier and more comfortable in his own skin. What greater gift could you offer a child?
