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Working with families to promote healthy behaviors
- 1. WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS
- 2. Learning Objectives At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to… 1. Understand the role of child care staff in helping families address healthy weight behaviors 2. Describe the key messages they can send home to families 3. List strategies child care staff can use in communicating healthy weight information to families 4. Learn about the resources and tips available.
- 3. Discussion: How well do you communicate with parents?. 1. We talk to parents as they pick up or drop off their child 2. We send home informational handouts 3. We hold family events and activities 4. We hold parent workshops on a variety of topics We have a parent group that helps influence major decisions regarding the our physical 5. environment and policies 6. When parents ask for information, we make sure to find appropriate resources HOWDIDYOU DO? 5-6 points: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION!!!!! 3-4 points: GOOD, but there’s room for improvement! 1-2 points: Try some of the techniques offered in this workshop
- 4. Working with Families The role of child care is to provide quality care that contributes to a child’s health and development Development of a healthy weight is an important goal shared with the family Developing communication between childcare and home can help meet the goal
- 5. Why is this important? More than 60% of adults and 20% of children are overweight Overweight children are twice as likely to become overweight adults Parents are probably the most important role models a child has in developing healthy (or unhealthy) behaviors
- 6. Ways to Reach Parents Send home handouts or information packets Hold parent workshops Speak with parents at drop-off or pick-up times Organize family events and activities that your families can participate in Start a Parents Advisory Group
- 7. Techniques for communication Be positive and encouraging Be careful not to sound judgmental Focus on goal- setting--be specific!
- 8. Key Messages Healthy eating at home Increasing activity at home Keeping screen time in check
- 9. Healthy Eating at Home
- 10. The Importance of Family Meals Family meals improve dietary quality and promote healthy weight Family meals lower risk-taking behaviors Kids who eat dinner with their families 5 times a week or more are least likely to take drugs, feel depressed, or get into trouble Family meals improve family relationships and emotional health Improved family communication and stronger family ties Family meals improve academic performance Improved vocabularies, reading skills & test scores
- 11. Barriers to Healthy Eating at Home “I don’t have time!” “I never have what I need! “My family doesn’t like what I make!” “It’s too expensive!” “I don’t know how to cook!”
- 12. “I don’t have time” A healthy, balanced meal can be prepared at home in about the same amount of time that it takes to order pizza or go through a drive-through.
- 13. “I never have what I need” PLAN AHEAD! A few days, 1 week, 2 weeks, whatever works for you. Prepare twice as much food then save or freeze the rest for a quick dinner in the future!
- 14. “My family doesn’t like what I fix” Include everyone in meal planning Let children help with meal preparation Try healthier versions of fast-food favorites Keep lists of recipes that have worked well for your family
- 15. “It’s too expensive” You can save a lot of money cooking at home! Watch for store sales, stock up on frozen foods If you eat fast food several times a week, you will PAY with your health!!
- 16. “I don’t know how to cook” Anyone can do it! Start simple, it doesn’t have to be gourmet Find a few easy recipes to build your confidence, then get more creative
- 17. INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVTY AT HOME
- 18. Increasing Activity at Home Every little bit counts!! You don’t need a special place or special clothes Focus on play and fun Activity is important for every age, every size, all different
- 19. Ideas to Increase Activity Walk the dog Vacuum, clean the house Take a walk as a family after dinner Dance to music Work in your garden Play outside with your children
- 20. Keeping Screen Time in Check
- 21. Keeping Screen Time in Check “Screen Time” is time spent watching TV, working at a computer, or playing video games TV tends to be used more by families with children Setting and keeping limits on TV watching and other screen time is important for staying healthy.
- 22. Screen Time Recommendations No TV at all for children under the age of 2. 1-2 hours a day, maximum, recommended for children 2 and over.
- 23. Screen Time- Did You Know? 2 out of 3 children under 6 live in homes where the TV is usually left on at least half the time, even if no one is watching Children who live in homes where TV is on most of the time appear to read less and tend to be slower in learning how to read.. Kaiser Family Foundation found that children ages 2-7 are exposed to over 4,427 food ads per year. 43% of 4-6 year olds have a TV in their bedroom. Increased TV viewing equals a higher percent of body fat.
- 24. Keeping Screen Time in Check Here’s how… Take TVs out of children’s bedrooms Leave TV off during meal time Plan your TV watching each day, do not just mindlessly channel surf. Set clear limits and KEEP them! You don’t have to give up TV entirely! Just keep it under control!
- 25. Where to Start There’s no need to change everything at once Encourage parents to think about setting a few specific goals at a time Just increasing awareness makes a difference!
- 26. Above All… ENCOURAGE SUPPORT SUGGEST
- 27. Finding resources and tips
- 28. Tip Sheets and Handouts
- 29. Tip Sheets and Handouts
- 30. Tip Sheets and Handouts
- 31. Additional Resources Add in additional resources from Go NAP SACC and local resources.
- 32. What’s your next step? Write down action steps you can do to reach out to parents to help increase healthy behaviors at home.
Notas do Editor
- Give yourself one point for every yes answer. Add up total yes at the end.
- Creating lifetime healthy behaviors is going to take everyone involved in a child’s life to help create these healthy behaviors. When children receive consistent messages, such as those given in both the home and child care, they are more likely to change behavior.
- -Create handouts with recipes, suggestions for increasing activity, even charts to assist with menu planning, grocery lists, etc (Use the ones provided as part of this workshop or found on Go NAP SACC -hold parent workshops or discussion groups, present ideas about how to improve nutrition and physical activity—even consider offering incentives for parents to attend, such as a raffle for a gift certificate donated from a local store, etc -Speak with parents during drop-off/pick-up, ask if they’ve read materials sent home, etc, see how it’s going -Organize family events, such as health fairs, carnivals, or field days with different healthy activities for families to participate in
- Talking Points: Be positive and encouraging, but be careful not to sound judgmental or critical. It is important to focus on goal-setting, and to be very specific with the goals you choose. Setting a goal to “serve healthier foods for my family” is harder to achieve than a goal to “serve fresh fruit at least five days a week.” Encourage parents to set goals that are reasonable for their families and specific enough to track progress on. Some suggestions for goals might be: Getting kids outside to play at least once a day. Cutting back to two sodas per week or less. Switching to from whole to 1% or skim milk.
- Today we will focus on four main areas to think about when talking with parents about making a healthy home environment.
- The research has shown that those who regularly have meals with their parents eat more fruits, vegetables and calcium-rich foods, ingest more vitamins and nutrients, and consume less junk food. Some of the research has shown that kids who regularly sit down to a family meal are at lower risk for behaviors like smoking and drug and alcohol use, have a stronger family relationship and improved academic performance.
- Ask participants to share what objections they expect to hear from parents. Possible objections/barriers: “I don’t have time” “I never have what I need” “My family doesn’t like what I fix” “It’s too expensive” “I don’t know how to cook”
- A common objection to cooking at home is that busy parents don’t have time to cook. With a little planning, a healthy, balanced meal can be prepared at home in about the same amount of time that it takes to order pizza or go through the drive through, and it will be much healthier for the whole family.
- Planning meals ahead of time is essential for stress free meal preparation on weeknights. --You can plan ahead for a few days, 1 week, 2 weeks, or whatever works for you. --Let your family be involved in planning meals, allowing them to choose some of the foods that will be prepared --With planning, you can prepare twice as much food as you need for one night, then save or freeze the rest for a quick dinner in the future. --Keep a list of foods/recipes that worked well that they enjoyed, keep the recipes handy for future use. This leads us to the next objection:
- --Again, let each family member suggest something he/she would like to try for dinner, then post the menu for the week on the fridge. --Give children age-appropriate tasks for meal preparation: Children can wash and tear up lettuce, get dressing out and put it on the table, add ingredients you give them, etc --If they love chicken fingers, make breaded baked chicken strips at home—far less fattening, but have similar taste to appeal to picky eaters. If they love cheeseburgers, make burgers at home with 96% lean beef, whole wheat buns, and reduced fat cheese. --For those recipes that worked great for your family, keep those recipes close at hand. Ask other parents for ideas. Perhaps create a recipe swap at your facility encouraging healthy modifications to old favorites like macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets.
- -A meal prepared at home can actually cost less than a similar meal from a fast food restaurant. -Frozen foods often go on sale in grocery stores, so stock up on frozen chicken and meat, vegetables, and other items when they are on sale—look for “buy one, get one free” specials, and you will already have the main ingredients of a future dinner on hand. -With planning, you can actually save a lot of money preparing dinners at home -If you eat fast food every night, you will PAY with your health!! Typical fast food meals contain nearly all or more than the recommended daily amounts of saturated fat and calories.
- -Cooking can be really simple, anyone can do it! -Find a few simple recipes to build your confidence. -Start simple: Many grocery store items are sold nearly meal-ready, so you can just add water and heat, for example. You can also find simple stir fry mixes in the frozen foods section, so all you have to do is put them in a skillet. You will gradually gain confidence making a variety of healthy meals for your family.
- Talking Points: --Every little bit counts, making small changes to help the family move more can make a big difference over time --You don’t need a gym or special workout clothing or gear to get more active. --Focus on playing and having fun rather than exercise, especially with children this age. --Activity is important for everyone, adults and kids, regardless of size and level of fitness or ability. Getting more active is a goal for the whole family, not just the kids!
- Here are some other creative ideas to increase activity in your family. **Distribute “Fun Family Activities” Handout
- --Screen time is time spent watching TV, sitting in front of a computer screen, or playing video games. --The biggest problem for most families with children is TV time. --It is important to set (and KEEP) limits on TV and screen time to keep a healthy lifestyle. This means that adults and children alike must observe the rules that are set.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends NO TV AT ALL for children under the age of 2, and 1-2 hours of TOTAL screen time per day for older children.
- Some Research has found a relationship with children whop watch tv and their body fatness. The more tv viewed the higher percent of body fatness. Children are exposed to more food ads the more TV they watch increasing the amount of unhealthy snack foods and sugary cereals they are exposed to and ask parents to purchase when in the grocery store. An astonishing 43% of 4-6 year olds have a TV in their bedroom and spend more time watching TV then children without televisions in their bedroom
- Assure parents th --TVs in children’s bedrooms offer too much opportunity for kids to spend to much time watching TV each day, also isolates them from the rest of the family as they watch --Meal time should be focused around family and around eating. Watching TV during meals encourages mindless eating, an unhealthy eating habit that can lead to overweight. --Plan TV time, rather than just automatically turning on the TV when you enter a room and channel surfing, even when there’s nothing on you want to watch. Don’t allow children to fall into this habit either. If there’s a show you want to watch, plan for it: turn it on at the beginning and off at the end. --Decide and agree on, as a family, clear limits for TV watching. Examples: No TV after 7pm, No TV on school nights, 1 hour limit in the afternoons, etc. Every person in the house, mom and dad included, should keep the limits that you all agree on! at it is not necessary to give up television and screen time altogether. Just keep it under control with rules and limits for your family.
- Encourage parents to think about setting a few specific goals at a time, rather than trying to totally transform their homes and families overnight. Also, you are making a difference just helping parents to be more aware of the choices they make around eating and activity for their families, even if you can’t see a big difference.
- ENCOURAGE Parents will often get discouraged, think they can’t accomplish a healthy lifestyle. Remind them that they can always start over, and to keep trying! SUPPORT In child care, reinforce healthy behaviors being practiced at home by practicing healthy behaviors in child care. SUGGEST Share ideas about specific goals families could make to increase healthy behaviors.
- Notes for trainer: At the end of the session, pass out pieces of paper or note cards and pens. Encourage providers to write down 1 to 3 action steps they will take when they go back to their programs. Ask for volunteers to share what they wrote with the larger group. By identifying clear action steps, providers will be ready to make changes when they return to their programs.