Military parents will soon have extra help when it comes to raising healthy children.
Operation Kid Fit, a new parenting program beginning May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field, teaches parents strategies to promote child development and encourage healthy eating and physical activity.
Parents will learn how to make gradual changes in their family’s lifestyle, and how to maintain those changes.
The program focuses on:
•Improving children’s nutritional intake
•Increasing children’s physical activity
•Improving parents' communication about health and nutrition
•Reducing parenting stress associated with raising healthy children
The 12-week program includes 10 90-minute interactive small-group sessions and two personalized telephone sessions.
The overall goal is improve the whole family's health, a spokesperson said.
Space is limited; contact Kimberly Harris, 883-8021 or kimberly.harris.18.ctr@us.af.mil, to sign up for classes.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: New program at Eglin, Hurlburt to promote family health