Growing children have unique needs, and we’re here to help. At Better Health Company, we offer services just right for school-aged children. Explore our programs, NDIS services, and products for purchase in our shop that make staying healthy and active easy. Let’s support your child’s growth, health, and happiness together!
Our Better Health Program is our 10 week program designed to equip school-aged children with essential tools and knowledge for a healthy lifestyle. From nutrition guidance to physical activity recommendations, our evidence-based approach ensures your child thrives both mentally and physically. Engage with qualified health professionals, access expert resources, and join a supportive community dedicated to nurturing your child's wellbeing.
Jen: My name is Jen and this is Zach, and we’ve just completed the Better Health Program. We decided to join the Better Health Program because we got to a stage where we were less active and probably not eating as well. I really enjoyed the program because it allowed me to have time with that.
Zach: If I were to describe the Better Health Program in three words, I would say fun, fitter, healthier.
Jen: If we can educate ourselves and give our children, and ourselves, the knowledge, we’re doing the best thing for them and by them. It means they have the knowledge to, you know, stay healthy. You do have to find that time, but it’s a commitment that gives us the ability to look back on. We have still got information, and it’s a commitment to my family and to Zach.
Zach: My three favorite things were the tokens, getting rewards, it really helped reading labels, and the recipes that we got to have.
Jen: To have a program in place that goes back to the basics has been amazing.
Zach: The healthy habits that I’m going to continue are around eating healthier, like lots of veggies.
Jen: One thing we really changed was what went into our lunch boxes. It’s the one thing that we really concentrated on—no more processed foods, Whole Foods.
Zach: I’m really proud of becoming more fitter and eating healthier.
Jen: It’s given us so much knowledge and so much confidence in what we do and how we do things. I just fantastic, and the support is incredible.
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Key features of the Better Health Program
Delivered by qualified health professionals
Designed for primary school aged children and their families
Learn about healthy eating & active lifestyles for children
Entire 10-week program you can do in person or online
How does it work?
Better Health Program Online
The online program provides flexibility for busy families whilst still supporting them to eat well and be active. The online program runs for 10 weeks. Each week there is a fun, 30 minute, online learning session parents or carers do with their child. Families then participate in a weekly 30 minute phone call with a qualified health professional.
Children and their parent or carer come along to a program in a local community venue where they’ll learn alongside other parents and children. The in person program runs for 10 weeks, and includes one 2 hour session each week. Children and parents participate in learning sessions, games and physical activity sessions. Sessions are facilitated by qualified health professionals.
Through coaching from qualified health professionals, including dietitians, exercise physiologists and psychologists.
Personalised goals
Families are motivated and educated on how to set SMART health goals that work for them and are supported to track their progress to achieve them.
Practical resources
Evidence based resources that are carefully curated, such as a recipe book and physical activity equipment, to support and achieve a healthy lifestyle.
Regular updates
With participant consent, referring GPs and health professionals will receive updates on their patients progress while they participate in the program.
Better Health Program in Western Australia
Western Australia Department of Health has partnered with Better Health Company to deliver Better Health Program across Western Australia. Better Health Program is provided for free to eligible Western Australian families.
Shop our curated products to support your child's development
Explore our thoughtfully selected range of health and wellbeing tools designed for children. Shop confidently, knowing each item has been designed in-house by our team of health professionals. When you join one of our programs in a funded area, you are eligible to receive a selection of these resources for free.
Go4Fun: Helping children feel fitter, healthier, and happier in NSW.
Are you living in NSW and a parent or carer of a child or children in primary school?
The Go4Fun program is for you. Better Health Company work in partnership with NSW department of health to deliver Go4Fun across the state. Go4Fun is a free program for NSW children aged 7 to 13 who are above a healthy weight, and their families. Run by trained health and community professionals, it’s a fun way to build self-esteem and learn about eating well, staying active and living a healthy life.
Christine: My name is Christine and I live in Tamworth with my family I’ve got a husband and three little kids.
I actually got interested in the Go4Fun program via a Facebook post. I’ve had an interest in getting my family more involved in healthy eating as a family unit, rather than me just dictating what we eat and what we do.
The online program worked fantastically for us. We’ve got a really busy schedule with three children and two adults to try and juggle, with my husband working split shifts and myself in a casual position. So being able to complete that when I know that we’ve got the five of us available to do the online program, it fitted in beautifully with our family.
We were in the comfort of our own home, so the kids were really relaxed and really welcoming to the information that was presented and it made it easier to take away what we needed to from the sessions.
As part of the program the token chart was fantastic to keep us on track, we were able to get those tokens each week with our phone call with our coach and Jeddah was happy to stick those on and see how she progressed and it made it so easy to say to her look darling this is why we’re doing this. This week we need to focus on this particular thing, it’s part of our tokens rewards.
She needed to get full tokens. She knew that from the beginning. So she was happy to see how they all added up at the end and be able to go and choose her prize.
Description: Christine is joined by two children
interviewer: If you had to describe Go4Fun and use two words for Go4Fun, what two words?
Children: Healthy and fitter.
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Different Go4Fun program streams
Go4Fun
Go4Fun takes place during school terms, usually after school. It’s run by qualified health professionals, including dietitians and exercise physiologists. Sessions run once a week for two hours, over a ten-week period at a local community venue.
Aboriginal Go4Fun
Aboriginal Go4Fun takes place after school once a week for ten weeks, during school terms. It’s also run by qualified health and community professionals, but our team includes members of your local Aboriginal organisations.
Go4Fun Online
Go4Fun Online is perfect for families that can’t make it to our face-to-face program, but still want to make health changes to their lifestyle. It include online learning session, weekly phone coaching with a health professional, resources and prizes.
Are you a health professional working with children and families?
Refer your clients to our family programs. We provide evidence based guidance around heathy eating, keeping physically active and changing health behaviours.
Our NDIS services can be arranged through two NDIS Capacity Building funding categories.
1. Improved health and wellbeing. 2. Improved daily living.
Arrange NDIS services now
If you're ready to get started with an NDIS service on offer and ready for a service agreement, register now. One of our team members will give you a call to discuss the best options for you.
If you want more information about our NDIS services before making an arrangement, get in touch with us. One of our team members with gladly answer any questions you may have.
What surprised me the most is how engaging and interactive the program is. It's not just about information; it encourages practical changes through rewarding activities like hitting movement goals and trying diverse, nutritious foods.Tarim, mother of 7 year old
Think Eat and Move was very helpful in regards to guiding me on how to live a healthier lifestyle and help take care of myself effectively. I loved taking part in online sessions having time to talk to my coach and feeling better about myself once I had achieved the goals.Sammy, 13 year old
Better Health Program was really fun, I learnt so much about being healthy while having fun!Gracie, 10 year old
I think other children should do the Better Health Program because it can make a BIG difference in your life!Lucas, 9 year old
Thanks so much to all the health coaches for being great active listeners, counselling us about challenges, being so understanding, and making great suggestions to improve things.Christine, mother of 12 year old
The whole family have benefited from the Better Health Program as we have made so many healthy choices and got rid of unwanted habits that had crept into our daily life. Anika, mother of 12 year old
A really helpful program for our family. The kids have taken it seriously and increased their knowledge of food and nutrition and it has given us the tools to have those conversations with them. Now they don't put up a fuss when we say something is an occasional food.Zara, mother of 9 year old
His PE teacher noticed his effort/achievement improved so much. This is the biggest thing ever! I'm just sad I didn't find this program 5 years ago!Ahmed, father of 9 year old
[Music] Mais: I think the best part was to meet other people and share the same concern, which is our kids’ health, eating habits, and activity as well. Every week, you learn a bit about different topics of eating healthy, doing a lot of exercises. There’s nothing to be scared of; you go outside, exercise, and you learn. Increase our knowledge in general about how to be healthy and stay healthy. [Music]
