KinderShape® & KidShape®

• Family-based pediatric weight management programs for families with overweight children.
• Designed to promote healthy lifestyles including healthy eating, increased physical activity and positive self-esteem.
• KinderShape targets children ages 3 – 5
• KidShape targets children ages 6 – 14

About the Classes

• KinderShape classes are 6-weeks long
• KidShape classes are 8-weeks long
• All classes taught by a team of professional and led by a Registered Dietitian.
• Classes are held once a week and are two hours long
• Available in English and Spanish
• A parent/guardian is required to attend with each enrolled child; however, all family members are encouraged to attend.

Class Outline

• Period 1: Nutrition for families
  • Eating healthy & having fun as a family
    
• Period 2: Nutrition for adults
  • More healthy eating
  • Active play for students
    • Being active is fun & easy
• Period 3: Healthy living for adults
  • Making it all work at home
  • Cooking demonstration and arts & crafts for students
    • Making healthy snacks and arts & crafts with a healthy twist.
• Period 4: Family active play and healthy snacks
  • Let’s have fun & enjoy healthy snacks!

How to Enroll

• Call 1-800-639-1115
• Physicians may refer their patients by completing a KinderShape/KidShape referral form and faxing it to the Riverside County Nutrition Services branch at 951-358-5472.
• Interested families may enroll by calling 1-800-639-1115.

Insurance/Payment

• There is a fee for the classes; however, some insurance plans do cover the program.
• Scholarships and financial aid options are available for low-income families without health insurance.

For additional information on all programs in Nutrition Services, please call (951) 358-5311.
For WIC information and appointments, call 1-800-455-4942 from within Riverside County,
or 1-951-358-7200 from outside Riverside County.
Loving Support Breastfeeding 24-hour Helpline, 1-888-451-2499.

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