If you have an overweight or obese child, you may think that you’ve exhausted your resources and options for helping your child lose weight. Here are three fresh new ideas that may be the right solution for your child!
“Fat” camps are a thing of the past. Today’s weight loss and fitness camps for kids offer far more than those stereotypical camps of yester-year. There’s a huge emphasis on self-esteem, self-empowerment, knowledge and living healthy for life as opposed to the fat camps that would have isolated your child and put massive restrictions on their diets. Many kids find these camps to be more about fun than anything else which makes the weight loss part of it much easier.
2. Martial Arts
There are more and more youth karate programs springing up that offer not only the physical fitness benefits of martial arts, but also the great benefits of improving self esteem, self discipline and focus. These are areas that your overweight or obese child may struggle with quite a bit as they face the problems associated with the social stigma of being heavy.
3. Cooking Classes
Most overweight or obese children have an unhealthy obsession with food. We all do to some level as our society has put so much emphasis on food being about comfort and celebration. So, it may seem strange to emphasize anything about food or the enjoyment. Not true. We all have to eat and cooking is something that can be regarded as an art. Finding a children’s cooking course that teaches a child to prepare healthful meals will empower them to make better choices. Why not let your child prepare a few healthful meals per week after they’ve finished the class? There’s no reason you shouldn’t all eat healthfully!
