Children's Weight Management Groups
Leicester City
Leicestershire Nutrition & Dietetic Service has piloted groups for children in various venues across the city. They include
FLiC Family Lifestyle Club for children ages 4 - 8yrs and
FAME Food, Activity, Motivation and Energy for young people ages 8 - 14yrs. This group for older children is run in partnership with Leicester City Football Club in the Community Coaches and will soon have a name change to Fit and Active 4 Life. The groups include a physical activity session for the young people and a nutrition topic discussion with the parents/carers.
These groups will continue to take place in the New Parks and Belgrave areas of the city at various times through the year. To find out when the next group starts and for more information please contact Aileen.Smith@lnds.nhs.uk
FIT AND ACTIVE FOOTBALL
This is a free 20 week programme (meeting once each week) for young people aged 8 - 14 years and their families run by Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) in the community coaches and a family Dietitian. The programme includes weekly sessions of fun games and activities led by LCFC in the community coaches along with fortnightly sessions on a healthy eating topic for the parents and young people led by a family dietitian from Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service. The aims are to learn about eating well, be a bit more active and help with managing your weight in a fun & friendly environment.
Groups are running in New Parks, Belgrave, Highfields, Saffron & Eyres Monsell at various times through the year. For further information and to find out when the next group starts please contact Aileen.Smith@lnds.nhs.uk
Leicestershire County
FAMILY LIFESTYLE CLUB (FLIC)
The Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service offer FLiC, a Family Lifestyle Club for children in Leicestershire. FLiC is run by Dietitians and local Council Physical Activity leaders. It is an 8-week programme (meeting once each week) for children aged 4-8 years or 8-12 years and their families, offering support and information about weight management. Each week will involve some fun active games for the children lead by the Physical Activity Co-ordinator. Whilst the children are involved in active games, there will be a topic based discussion for parents led by a Dietitian. At the end of each session children and parents get back together to take part in a fun, informative and tasting/food preparation session.
We are now offering FLiC groups in a number of locations across the county.
To find out more about the groups or where your nearest group is taking place, please call 0116 2227154 or email
Lisa.Sinfield@lnds.nhs.uk
PARENTS 4 LIFE
Parents 4 Life is an 8 week course aimed at families with children 2-4 years who would like support with issues around being overweight / obese. The course incorporates the Change for Life message and aims to educate parents on healthy eating and physical activity ideas for their families, in order to support them in making changes to lead healthier lifestyles. Each session runs for 90 interactive minutes with 45 minutes covering healthy eating and 45 minutes covering physical activity. The course has been delivered in Charnwood and is now to be extended to North West Leicesteer.