Weight Loss Camp Can Change Your Child’s Life

Sometimes habits become too ingrained to modify without a big change, and a summer camp that specializes in weight loss can make a huge difference in the lives of overweight kids.

Often, overweight kids get caught up in a vicious cycle: as their social lives become more marginalized, eating in isolation becomes the norm, and the weight keeps adding up. Not participating in social activities and self-consciousness about appearance lead to less physical activity, and the weight adds up even more.

There can be tremendous tension in the house around the issues of food and eating. Parents get frustrated – trying to change their children’s unhealthy eating behavior can easily evolve into overzealous monitoring and nagging. And parents of overweight children are often struggling with their own unhealthy eating habits.

When an overweight child has normal weight siblings, it can be even more difficult. Parents don’t want the other siblings to be deprived of food they enjoy, or to add resentment by siblings to the already long list of emotional and social problems the overweight child may be having. So there are always treats in the house to tempt the overweight child.

And all this is often happening in the hormonally-challenged, emotionally charged teens and early 20s, when children are at their most sensitive to being accepted by their peers.

What can a weight loss camp do?
At a good quality weight loss camp, children will never have the feeling of being “left out.” Teasing and bullying will not be tolerated.

Camp will be structured so that everyone has to participate. Since this is a population used to opting out of activities, their choice should be between activities, not whether they participate or not.

Childen will be exposed to many sports and taught athletic skills in a non-competitive environment. Kids can find some activity that may not be available at home to excel in and feel good about.

There should be plenty of non-sport activities such as theater, sings and arts & crafts, which help develop social skills and self-expression.

Food should be healthy, balanced for growing, active bodies and portion-controlled, since many children have skewed notions of what a portion should be.

Since there is a tremendous amount of misinformation about food, a good weight loss camp will also teach nutrition fundamentals, as well as a beginning level of cooking. There is a tremendous feeling of empowerment in being able to take care of yourself – even if it means coming home from school and making yourself a smoothie.

In addition, a camp will help children boost their self-esteem. This will happen naturally in the course of learning skills and making friends, but it’s also helpful to share experiences in a group setting, with a trained guidance counselor. No one should feel alone or isolated.

OTHER BENEFITS OF GOING TO A CAMP

• Camp equips kids for success by helping them feel loved and influential
• Camp is about relationships and learning to get along. Without TV, homework or other distractions there is more time for talking, listening and growing.
• The adults at camp can serve as positive role models. They are different than teachers and can perhaps be the first adult “friends” they make.
• Many of the campers are new; there are no pre formed groups. It is a brand new opportunity to make friends. A child can start fresh; he doesn’t have any sort of a reputation that could influence how others feel about him.
• Camp is a community to which we all belong. Instead of being lost in the crowd, a child is part of this group and can feel good about belonging.
  

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