Health Coaching for Families

Parents & Children

Make a Difference as a Health Coach for Families

Many families today are stretched thin and looking for simple solutions that can help them live healthy and active lives. A Health Coach can make a real difference for these families by helping them in the areas of Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude, and Nutrition. As a Certified Health Coach through the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, you can help families learn how easy it is to live healthy and provide accountability and education for both parents and children on nutrients the body needs to grow, develop, and flourish. Families will also learn other simple changes that will help them have more energy and feel great.

Families Course Content

Below are the key topics covered during the Families course. This course includes the Health Coach core content plus content specific to Families. Your initial course is six weeks and each additional Life-stage course will add three weeks of Life-stage specific content, not requiring you to retake the core content portion.

Core Content

Basic & Advanced Nutrition

Micro/Macronutrients
Vitamins and Minerals
Foods to avoid and why
Science of supplementation
Allergies and intolerances
Superfoods
Metabolic programming
Food quality vs. quantity

Coaching Methods

Accountability
Goal setting
Identify stages of change
Initiating motivation to change
Group coaching
Individual coaching

Strategic Marketing

Tools to get started
Connecting with potential clients
Identifying key coaching opportunities
Creative marketing methods
Tailoring to maximize effectiveness

Families Specific Content & Curriculum

Family Lifestyle Changes

Physical activity and the power of play
Make getting healthy positive and fun
Health benefits of minimizing screen time
Making health a family affair

Nutrition for the Whole Family

Excitotoxins and their effect on the brain and behavior
Importance of phytonutrients
Anti-inflammatory foods
Immune-boosting foods
Family friendly nutrient dense foods

Solutions for Success

Portion control
Label reading & smart shopping
Starting each day right
Tips when going out to eat
Shaping young tastes

Simple Solutions for the Entire Family

As a Health Coach certified by the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute you can help families achieve their health goals by incorporating healthy eating and exercise into their daily lives. This course will prepare you with ready-to-use materials – including a full curriculum, scripts, and recipes that you can tailor to meet the needs of any family. Each program provides fun, interactive, and educational sessions that can be delivered in a group or individual setting, giving families the tools and information they need to make sustainable changes.

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You can help families learn:

How to choose the best foods for growing bodies and brains
The characteristics of and difference between good and bad fats
How a brainy breakfast improves learning and behavior
Why protein is so important and how much the body needs for optimal health
The importance of play and how it can improve coordination, sleep, and, mood, as well as creative activities to get the whole family moving
How to identify the sugar content in popular beverages and benefits of water
Ingredients to avoid and healthy substitutions
Labeling loopholes and myth busters

So families can:

Develop a lifetime of achievable healthy habits
Improve the mood, learning and behavior of children through proper nutrition and movement
Learn how to shop for high-quality, affordable foods
Avoid nutrition-related issues such as obesity, ADHD, and allergies
Make mealtime at home easy and fun, and learn how to prepare healthy food that tastes great
Have a physically active lifestyle