Healthy Kids & Teens, a PRHC Wellness Program supports children, youth, and families in developing their own healthy lifestyle to achieve health at every size. Our person centred approach focuses on building habits that are sustainable, healthy, and available in your local communities. We firmly believe in supporting individuals and families where accelerated growth is impacting their daily life. We provide a comprehensive assessment, ongoing medical monitoring, as well as physical activity, skill building, nutrition education and family interventions in individual and group settings.

ABOUT US

Healthy Kids & Teens, a PRHC Wellness Program is an outpatient program for children, teens and families who have been diagnosed by their physician or nurse practitioner with weight related complications or obesity. Through the program, families have access to a team of specialists including a pediatrician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, dietitian, social worker, and exercise specialist. The program provides comprehensive assessment, ongoing medical monitoring, goal setting (physical activity, nutrition, screen time, sleep), skill building and family interventions in individual and group settings.

Components of the Treatment Plan

Types of treatment

  • Individual appointments with child, teen, or family with any discipline

  • Involvement in the local community

  • Family based activities

  • Group based treatment (example: teen education, parental education)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Creating opportunities to make social connections, increase activation

Medical

  • Medications to treat obesity

  • Managing other diseases or conditions with lifestyle, medications, referrals to specialists, as needed

  • Monitoring of metabolic health

Menu of topics

Physical activity and screen time

  • Canadian guidelines for physical activity and screen time

  • Physical literacy

  • Understanding the impact of physical activity on your body

  • Intensity levels

  • Sedentary time vs. active time

  • Sleep

  • Connecting with your community to support an active lifestyle

  • Individual workout sessions for participants age 13+

Nutrition

  • Family meals

  • Meal planning

  • Hunger and fullness

  • Division of responsibility of feeding

  • Screen-free meals

  • Food at school

  • Healthy beverages

Social/Emotional

  • Mindfulness

  • Understanding feelings and self-regulation

  • Stress, feelings, and healthy coping strategies

  • Goal setting, motivation, and parenting styles

  • Social skills and communication

  • Self-esteem and body image

  • Healthy family and friend relationships

  • Maintenance and support systems