We help the children to identify the behaviors leading to obesity and change them.

As childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to rise at unprecedented rates, it is crucial that families make nutrition and exercise an everyday priority. There are many simple changes that can become lifelong habits. These include making neighborhood walks part of a family's routine, making fruits and vegetables available at home and at school and reducing the amount of sugar in beverages and baked goods.

The real solution to childhood obesity lies in changing our built environment. There's no other way to approach it.

We try to promote healthy behavior for a lifetime.

California is facing an obesity epidemic, ... And more and more, children are becoming part of the problem.

This is especially important nowadays with all the emphasis on obesity in children. We know that children need to learn early on that they need know how to control their bodies and their health, and continue it throughout their lives. We model it for them, and we teach them how to go about that. We talk about it with them at length, about good nutrition, about sleeping, and about getting exercise routinely.