Obesity wars continue. Home-based pediatric weight management.

Abstract

There is a growing demand for pediatric weight management programs that can be adminisetred at home. School staff, including school nurses and food service staff, are frustrated by the pressure of handling these problems exclusively in the school; parents who want to exercise successful influence over their child's food choices are at a loss for answers. A pilot study of the SUCCESS AT HOME Program indicated that children made significant improvements in a number of health-related areas (weight, body-mass index, body circumference measures, flexibility) after nine months of using the program. Overall, parents were highly satisfied with the program and saw significant improvements in the physical health and psychological well-being of their children.