Our Family Reset program includes all of the unlimited access to our physicians, registered dietitians and certified personal trainers enjoyed by our core program, but also includes cooking classes and unlimited access to a clinical pediatric social worker who will not only help parents learn how best to implement household change, but also with the children in a group setting to work on self-esteem, anti-bullying, body image and stereotypes, depression, anxiety, and anger management – issues often seen consequent to weight struggles.

Program Details:

All parents are followed by a physician.

All parents receive 6 months of unlimited one-on-one counselling from a registered dietitian, behaviourist and exercise specialist who will work on family health, parenting, nutrition, healthy active living and the cultivation of healthy attitudes surrounding weight and body image. Parents will continue to meet with all team members following those 6 months at prescribed intervals, but if the need arises, emergently as well.

All parents who themselves have overweight or obesity will be provided with BMI’s existing 6 month behavioural weight management program which also includes unlimited access to all team members, as well as on-site group fitness classes three times weekly for 6 months.

Five group classes for children, led by a specialized social worker/behaviourist with sessions focusing on self-esteem, anti-bullying, body image and stereotypes, depression, anxiety, and anger management. There will be no emphasis or discussion on weight at these meetings aside from how weight might play into the emotions and issues being discussed.

One group class for overweight and obese adults led by a clinical psychologist on common psychological roadblocks to self-efficacy.

Up to ten hours of one-on-one therapy with a clinical psychologist for parents struggling with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety as improving the treatment of mood disturbances will likely improve those parents’ interactions with their children.

Monthly group fitness outings designed for families led by exercise specialists to introduce families to different active living options.

Two group cooking classes for all parents at a rented outside facility designed to teach basic cooking and meal preparation skills. Thanks to the generosity of best selling cookbook authors Greta and Janet Podleski, each family will receive a free copy of their latest compilation The Looneyspoons Collection which was Canada’s best-selling cookbook of 2012.