Parent Engagement
Our Parent Wellness Workshops are aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle changes to all caregivers who have influence in the daily life of preschool-aged children. Our parent workshops are intentionally designed to be: engaging, interactive, fun and educational for adults. Evidenced-based and field-tested, our workshop series is designed to support families and reduce barriers to change. Parents are recruited and taught by trained, bilingual (English, Spanish) facilitators.
Our curriculum
There are 6 hours of workshop content which cover: physical activity and screen time, helping children be good eaters, family meals and eating together, better beverages, eating fruits and vegetables, and celebrating family health.
Resources
Testimonials
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“It [the Parent Wellness Workshop] has helped remind me about the importance of reading/comparing nutritional values, how much sugar and fat can be used in food and how to go about choosing a healthier version of the same food we love to eat.”
Anonymous Parent
“It [the Parent Wellness Workshop] has affected and impacted my life tremendously because I learned many things that I was doing and that were affecting my kids and my weight. We eat a lot of saturated fats, rarely ate any vegetables and now we are all losing weight.”
Anonymous Parent
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