Family Weight Management Program
Healthy Weight and Your Child is a weight-management program that focuses on healthy eating, physical activity and behavior change to empower children and families to live healthier and more active lifestyles.
Evidence demonstrates that child weight-management programs are more effective when the whole family is involved and committed to adopting healthier habits.
Families registered for this program will work with trained leaders. During this time, children and an adult caregiver will learn about topics, including:
- Healthy eating
- Physical activity
- Portion control
- Internal and external triggers
- Food label reading
- Goal setting and rewards
Sessions & Cost
Healthy Weight and Your Child is a 15-week program that meets twice a week for ten weeks and once a week for five weeks. Each session is two hours.
Every class focuses on nutrition education and opportunities for family-based physical activity.
Healthy Weight and Your Child is offered at no cost to participants thanks to grant funding.
The next available session begins in February 2026.
Healthy Weight & Your Child FAQs
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Yes, and the YMCA can support you. We offer free nutritional seminars focused on the DASH eating plan. The DASH plan is a proven medical approach to using a lower-sodium diet to improve your blood pressure.
Yes, and when you sign up for the Y Health Blood Pressure Self Monitoring program, your coach can recommend workout plans that fit your lifestyle.
Some health insurance organizations may cover all or part of the Y Health Blood Pressure Self Monitoring program.
Please contact your insurance company to see whether your benefits will cover all or part of a YMCA membership and/or programs.