Kaiser Permanente Classes and Programs for Kids and Teens in the Hayward/Fremont Area

Pediatric Weight Management Program Flyer

Nutrition to Thrive

Age: Families with toddlers through teenagers.

Weight management class taught by a pediatric registered dietitian. Topics include: Increasing activity and incorporating lower sugar, lower fat, and higher fiber into meals and snacks. Your family will set specific goals around these topics, which will be followed up by your pediatrician.

Pediatric Conference Room - 1st floor, Sleepy Hollow Building, Hayward Medical Center. English: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Spanish: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. No registration necessary!

Fee: No charge

Kids in Dynamic Shape/Niños en Forma Excelente (Español)
Age: 5 to 12 years with parent(s). Child’s BMI 85th percentile and above.

#Flushleft Change is a family affair! Learn skills to motivate behavior change, to encourage your child to be healthy and get in shape. Learn as a family how to shop for and cook healthy meals, have fun while being active, and manage related challenges. Talk about building self-esteem. An interactive class taught by a multi-disciplinary team.

Dates (2010): Call for dates. Plan for classes to start in February, and September or October. 5:45 – 7:15 p.m.

Fees (Reduced for Fall 2010!):

• $45.00 for KP Member Child
• $40.00 for 2nd Child (or 3rd, etc.) - a >10% discount!!
• $40.00 for KP Employees (for child of KP Employee) - same great >10% discount!

To Enroll: Call (510) 784-4344, or (510) 248-3455

Questions: Call Marci Piccus, Program Coordinator, (510) 248-3582

Niños En Forma Excelente Folleto

Nourished Family Program

Age: Junior high and high school kids with their parent(s)and immediate family.

You’ll focus on building lifelong healthy habits and making changes together as a family. Topics include healthy eating; fitness; understanding the roles that teens, children, and parents have in building healthy habits and sticking with these habits through challenging times; cooking skills & tips; motivating the family; and medical information related to weight. Families meet once a month. We encourage you to join us for five evenings; however, you may enroll for the class dates that fit your needs. Union City Medical Center. Call Health Education to enroll or for more information at (510) 248-3455, (510) 784-4531, or (510) 784-4344.

Registration: Enroll ahead. Join anytime.
Call or visit Health Education (510) 784-4531, or (510) 248-3455.
Fee for each evening: $15/ first child or teen (with two parents or caregiver adults); $5/ each additional child or teen attending

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Just for Kids

• Kid Wisdom (Check out these kid-friendly features and fun activities!)
• Amazing Food Detective (Interactive video game for educating children on healthy food choices)
• My Pyramid For Kids (United States Department of Agriculture)
• BAM! Body and Mind. Food and Nutrition. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• BAM! Physical Activity. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Play the MyPyramid Match Game: How Well Do You Know Your Food Groups? (Dairy Council of California)
• Choose a Healthy Breakfast: BreakFAST and Jump To It! (Dairy Council of California)
• Make Your Very Own Pizza (Dairy Council of California)

For Teens Only

• Get Fit, Get Right (Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation)
• Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health (Weight-control Information Network)
• Fast Food, Healthy Food
• Fitness Planner for Teens (Dairy Council of California)
• Body Image: Learn to Like What You See
• Body Positive
• Is it Really Just a Diet?: Teens and Eating Disorders
• Es de veras solo una dieta?: Los adolescentes y los trastornos de la alimentacion

For Parents and Adults Interested in Weight Management

• Kaiser Permanente: Thrive!
• EatRight.org (American Dietetic Association)

Recommended Reading List

• Raising Healthy Eaters: 100 Tips for Parents. Legere, Henry. Dacapo Press, 2004.

• 100 Secretos Practicos para alimentar bien a sus hijos. By Henry Legere MD.

• Meals Without Squeals: Childcare Feeding Guide & Cookbook. Berman, Christine and Jackie Fromer. Bull Publishing, 1997.

• Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way. Levine, Judith, and Linda Bine. Citadel Press, 2001.

• How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But Not too Much. Satter, E. Bull Publishing, 1986.

• Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic. Dalton, Sharron. University of California Press, 2004.

• The Healthy Lunchbox: How to Plan, Prepared & Pack Stress-Free Meals Kids Will Love. Marie McClendon, MEd, and Cristy Shauck. Alexandria, Va.; Small Steps Press, 2005.

• The Right Moves to Getting Fit and Feeling Great. Schwager, Tina and Michele Schuerger. Free Spirit Publishing, 1998.

• Real Kids Come in All Sizes. Ten Essential Lessons to Build Your Child’s Body Esteem. By Kathy Kater

• Kids & Sports: Everything You and Your Child Need to Know About Sports, Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Good Health--A Doctor’s Guide for Parents and Coaches. Small, Eric, MD and Spear, Linda. Newmarket Press, 2002.

• When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence. Friedman, S.S. Firefly Books Ltd, 2000.

• How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk. By Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.

• Over It – A teen’s Guide to getting beyond obsessions with food and weight. By Carol Emery Normandi & Laurelee Roark

• “I'm, Like, SO Fat": Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices About Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World. By Dianne Neumark-Sztainet, PhD.

• Estoy Tan Gorda !/ I'm So Fat! by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD.