Movement Therapy and Childhood Obesity

Movement therapy is part of the multidisciplinary intervention. Weekly one hour long sessions are conducted under the guidance of a certified therapists. The meeting includes physical movement aimed to address the emotional world of the obese child. Using games, structured exercises and verbal processing. At the start and end of the evaluation the children will answer questionnaires to study: 1. Behavioral questionnaires:emotional state: anxiety, depression, communication, self-esteem, quality of life and self-efficacy. 2. Demographic questions . At the beginning and the end of the program a certified movement therapist will observe the children to estimate the change of emotional movement.weight, height and BMI are measured regularly in the center.