The Kids on the Block Educational Puppets

The Kids on the Block Program on Combating Childhood Obesity and Overweight has been developed (in conjunction with Tennessee on the Move and the University of Tennessee Nutrition Institute and with the cooperation of Kids on the Block of Knoxville and Summit Medical Group) to educate children about the relationship between food and physical movement and their effects on weight and health. This curriculum is an educational tool designed to:

    ●    encourage prevention of health problems through discussion of possible causes and effects of unhealthy lifestyles

    ●    encourage children (and adults) to set realistic goals and achieve them through small changes

    ●    model positive relationships between friends and offer ways in which children can support peers who are overweight

    ●    promote sensitivity, understanding and acceptance of differences in body types

    ●    encourage children to talk to trusted adults about issues involving weight, health, body image, bullying and other health
& social concerns

    ●    encourage children to increase daily physical movement by participating in fun activities and making more active choices
   for their free time

THE SCRIPTS

This program contains four scripts which focus on different aspects of overweight and obesity. The script, Choosing a Healthier You, examines some of the consequences of overweight and how small changes can lead to improved health, Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something! explores the importance of being physically active and finding creative ways to work activity into one’s daily routine. What Are You Thinking? looks at setting realistic goals. The final script, A Course in Obstacles, addresses ways in which children might get around common barriers to good health.

INTRODUCING