What happens if, after a month or two, my child decides she doesn’t want to continue, and wants to come home?
Frustration is the most challenging issue we typically face after homesickness has abated. Although Wellspring Academies may appear simple and straightforward, what we ask students to do – and, in particular, the level of consistency required for success—challenges even the most resilient long-term weight controllers, especially teenagers. Research demonstrates that most weight controllers experience three distinct stages of change as they grapple with increasing activity level, limiting eating to healthful (albeit tasty) foods, and staying focused on remaining positive about themselves and their futures. Those three stages are 1) honeymoon; 2) frustration; and 3) acceptance. After students have overcome homesickness and settled into the program, many of them enjoy a honeymoon period that includes relatively rapid weight loss and a feeling of excitement about making such a positive and important change in their lives. The weight loss seems easy and the activities at Wellspring Academie
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