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Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Start Workshop Individual

Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Miami
  • Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Miami
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$160.00
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This is a 6 hour workshop created by holistic pediatrician Dr. William Sears, broken into either 3 or 6 sessions over consecutive weeks and was designed for parents with children ages 3-12.  You may attend the class alone, or with the rest of your family, including your children.  The workshops are also commonly taught in workplace, school or community settings.  You’ll find that the format provides a really fun way to learn with activities, healthy snacks and entertaining DVD segments.  You will also receive both an 80-page Parents’ and Caregiver’s Guide to take home, as well as an activity book for your children.   L.E.A.N. stands for Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude and Nutrition and is a program designed to help your family to be strong and healthy and to have the right percentage of fat for your individual body types.

The L.E.A.N. Start workshop is broken into 6 sessions.  First, we introduce you to the concept of traffic light eating and portion control.  Traffic light eating is a simple way to help your family make good choices on foods to eat freely, those to eat moderately and those to avoid or eat only occasionally.  Session 2 is about breakfast and grains where we will talk about brainy breakfast ideas and healthy carbs for kids.  Session 3 covers veggies and fruits, all about fiber and how to raise a kid who loves vegetables.  Session 4 is called The Skinny On Fat and provides facts on different kinds of fat as well as how to make fast food eating healthy.  Session 5 is about protein and play where we will discuss what kinds of protein your child should eat, how much is enough as well as great tips on family play.  Finally session 6 is called Water Your Growing Child and provides tips on getting kids to drink more water, how much they should drink as well as eye opening facts on soda.  Offered in your Miami-Dade corporate location, club, place of worship. or in our training center.  Also offered nationally as live, on-line instruction, including after hours.

Price includes 6 hours of instruction and materials for 1 workshop participant.  Please contact us for family or group rate discounts.

 

Why It's Green

The L.E.A.N. Start Program was developed by Dr. Sears, known as "America's
Pediatrician," and Sean Foy, M.A., a leading exercise physiologist and nutrition expert.

While most nutrition education programs target children, the L.E.A.N. Start Program is one of the first to be uniquely designed for parents and caregivers.
"To make a significant change in the health of our children, we must emphasize the role parents play in modeling healthy behavior, and educate parents on the benefits and principles of nutrition because they are responsible for grocery shopping, preparing meals, and shaping children's tastes," said Dr. Sears, who also is author of The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood. "There are a number of programs out there but they fail to impact the behavior of the parents. We've determined that in order to achieve real success, the education of parents is critical."

The L.E.A.N. Start Program was first launched in Orange County, Calif. in 2007 and has trained more than 1,000 instructors. Dr. Sears created it after several years of trials and development in response to growing concerns over childhood obesity, nutrition deficit
disorder and reported ineffectiveness of government-funded, child directed programs. "Obesity isn't the only problem our kids are facing, so we've designed a program that tackles a number of nutrition-related illnesses and issues," said Foy. "The parents we see in our programs are motivated by wanting their children to be healthy, and ultimately we are seeing significant improvement in both the parents and children. Parents who completed the course had an average confidence level of 4.43 out of 5 for continuing the
healthy behaviors."

After evaluating pre and post-assessment clinical data dating from the program's launch to July 2008, results showed that after completing the program, the number of participants who usually or always read nutritional labels before buying food increased 52 percent, while participants who considered nutrition when deciding which types of food to serve young children rose 19 percent to 77 percent. Additionally, the percentage of children of participating parents who ate three or more servings of fruits and
vegetables increased 19 percent and 23 percent respectively.

Parents and caregivers who participated in the workshop also reported a substantial decrease in television and computer usage among young children and an increase in physical activity. Television and computer usage decreased by 28 and 37 percent respectively. The results are based on responses from 600 participants. Clinical data is still being collected, and research is ongoing.

About Dr. William Sears:
William Sears, M.D. practices pediatrics in partnership with his three pediatrician sons in San Clemente, Calif. Dr. Sears received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is the author of more than 35 books on childcare and nutrition, and he has shared his expertise in more than 100 television programs including: Dr. Phil, The Doctors, Oprah, Dateline, 20/20 and Good Morning America where he is often referred
to as "America's Pediatrician."
 

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