MEND

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MEND

• Mind Exercise Nutrition Diet
• Family based programme for children aged between
  7-13 and their families
• Smart goals and rewards
• Star charts to motivate children and to allow
  parents to track progress
• Changing family attitudes towards healthy eating
  and physical activity
• Removing unhealthy food triggers
• Understanding the differences between hunger and
  cravings
• Curbing comfort eating
• Being a role model

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Programme Consists of

• 18 x two hour sessions
• Introduction, farewell, eight behavioural and
  eight
• nutritional/diet sessions each followed
• by an exercise session.
• Usually 9-10 weeks at a leisure centre, twice a
  week.
• Each session includes an hour of family based
  learning focusing on mind, diet and nutrition
  techniques and an hour exercise for the children.

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Childhood weight management and obesity
prevention programme     A family support
intervention     Operational document client
assessment  In Association with
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What is Alive n Kicking?

• Alive n Kicking is a nutrition physical
  activity programme designed to help children keep
  well and healthy.
• As a child there are lots of things you can do to
  help you become more healthy.
• Alive n Kicking will give you tips and
  advice on how to eat better and become
  more active

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Go 4 It

• Aimed at 5-13 year olds
• Three integrated elements
• A fun based Leisure Centre sports and activity
  programme
• Educational sessions on physical activity and
  food issues
• A nurse led behaviour change programme

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The aim of the programme

• The aim of the programme is for behaviour change.
  The school nurse regularly reviews the children
  on a 11 basis and with them and their family
  sets goals to change food and activity habits
  Children are then rewarded through a system of
  points and prizes
• On the remaining weeks a health information
  session is conducted for the children, the
  parents and both together. These cover food diet,
  self-esteem, physical activity and a celebration
  cook and eat activity
• It is organised into 7-8 week blocks and is based
  in a leisure centre activity.