Mini MEND

Mini-MEND is a new obesity prevention Programme currently in development for children aged 2-4 years and their families. It incorporates messages around healthy eating, behaviour change, promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour. The format and content is based on the existing successful MEND Programme for overweight and obese 7-13 year olds and includes weekly parent-toddler "exercise", parent discussion groups, children’s crèche-style activities and a weekly snack.

The Mini-MEND Programme is adopting a public health prevention approach to child obesity by making inclusion as wide as possible (inclusion criteria are 2-4 years of age and no serious child medical health problems). Our long-term aim is that all families with toddlers will have access to a Mini-MEND Programme.