Nutrition A good obesity reduction program also includes a healthy diet plan. Fruits and vegetables introduced into a child's diet can be very beneficial towards a healthier lifestyle. Encouraging young children to eat healthy food daily is of course very important but it is also vital that the most nutritional meal of the day be introduced, this being breakfast (Story, 1999). It has been shown that children who eat a nourishing breakfast perform better throughout the day and have a more positive attitude with their school work (Katz, 2003) Additional factors Family Support and School Family Partnerships An effective program involves both the school as well as the family.
Children need the support and encouragement of from their families, as giving up bad eating habits for obese children is not easy (Rhee etal ,2006). As children are more then half the day in school they even need the support of the school. Families and schools are the two most critical links in providing the foundation for healthy behaviours (Barlow& Deitz ,1998). Thus, a collaboration program may help in reducing their weight as they will be supported from two of the most important instructions in their daily routine school and family.
Staff Training and School Leadership As many parents may be too busy to supervise their children's physical development, the role of school becomes instrumental and it seems obvious that the school should provide adequate training guidelines to their staff for providing physical education to the children (Barbour, Barbour & Schully, 2008). If the staff is properly trained then they will be able to effectively execute the P.E curriculum. Media and technology Where television program and junk food advertisements may cause the increase of obesity, it may also be able to help in reducing it (Jeffery, 2001).
Children are interested in well animated advertisements thus information should be provided to students via these advertisements (Ebbeling etal, 2003). Apart from in their favourite TV programs should also provide information regarding and healthy diets and obesity should be given. Teaching & Resources Schools should have ample resources and an effective teaching staff so that they can execute the PE curriculum (Gortmaker etal, 1999). if the school as an effectively trained staff and good resources they will able to enhance school health curricula (including developing innovative approaches to teaching and staffing) and make use of school health services for obesity prevention efforts (Sothern & Gorden, 2003).
Body Image & Self Esteem There are a lot of negative images regarding obsess children (Hill & Peters ,1998). Teachers at times tend to pass on those images to the children which then have a negative effect on their self esteem (Story, 1999). Their damaged self esteem may also result in a lost of self confidence. Thus effective programs pass on a positive body image and self esteem Significance of the study This study may help in improving a lot obesity reduction programs like as it discusses all the important elements.
Apart from this it may be able to impart important findings and information to schools which are interested in introducing programs like Good for Kids, Good for Life; Healthy School Canteen: Fresh Tastes at School; and Active After Schools in their system. Methodology Research questions This study will address the following question: To what extent the obesity programs do: Good for Kids, Good for Life; Active after Schools and Healthy School Canteen: Fresh Tastes @ School include these key elements?
Data collection A secondary research method will be used in this paper. In which the programs will be analyzed by means of articles and other literature available regarding their effectiveness and structure. The internet will be used so that up-to-date and relevant literature may be found. For more valid information Schools which implement these programs will be visited and hard copies of the program plan were used in the study.
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