Healthy, Happy Families is a curriculum designed to supplement a nutrition education program for parents. The curriculum is composed of eight mini-lessons to help parents promote healthy eating habits in preschool-aged children, including:
Each lesson is designed to be 15-20 minutes long and includes fun and easy tips and suggestions to allow parents to implement their newly-acquired nutrition knowledge at home. This curriculum is meant to be used with the accompanying Healthy, Happy Families for Parents workbook.
This educator’s workbook includes lesson connection suggestions, connecting each mini-lesson with suggested nutrition education topics. When used properly, this program has been shown to significantly improve attitudes towards parenting and feeding children.