HELPING KIDS SOAR!

Build mental strength

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a mental health crisis for our children.  Depression and anxiety are at an all time high.  KidShape gives your child the tools to become resilient, including:

• improves self-esteem
• increase positive body image
• address screen and social media addiction
• reduce anxiety with stress management tools
• find inner strength
• discover tools to deal with sadness and challenging days

Create healthier eating habits

KidShape workshops make eating healthy fun and tasty for even the pickiest eaters.  Families practice research-backed and kid-tested tools to help the whole family eat healthier.   KidShape focuses on the following nutrition topics and more:

• creating health meals & snacks
• designing weekly meal plans
• cooking healthy recipes that taste good
• eating mindfully
• enjoying more plant-based meals

Each family receives an individual nutrition assessment with a registered dietitian nutritionist when they enroll in one of our family-based programs.

Move more, site less

We encourage families to move 60 minutes a day.  Grab your bike, take a hike, or have a home dance party!   KidShape helps families:

• reduce screen time and increase physical activity
• find creative ways to get the entire family physically active 
• discover home workouts that can be done anywhere anytime
• understand the mental and physical benefits of exercise
• learn ways to stay motivated to continue exercising

Set Goals

Each KidShape workshop ends with goal setting  - an important step in creating changes that become part of daily life. Goals can:

• provide specific focus
• motivate, especially during setbacks
• show progress
• set realistic timeline for the accomplishment
• give long-term direction, with steps taken each week

Build a healthier family

Since KidShape started in the early 1990's, over 10,000 families have become healthier by participating in the program.  KidShape focuses on long-term lifestyle changes.  Families report:

• increased fruit and vegetable consumption
• decreased screen time
• improved physical activity

One study showed the lifestyle changes made resulted in 87% of the children, who were overweight or obese, losing weight and 80% of those children maintaining that weight loss up to two years after the program ended.