Healthy Children are a Family Affair

Healthy Children are a Family Affair

April 30, 2007

You can help your children learn to make healthier food choices and engage in regular physical activity by being a good role model. Parents are children’s biggest influences when it comes to healthy behaviors, so provide your kids with opportunities for family fun.

  • Plan regular family activities together.
  • Encourage children to take up an after-school sport.
  • Take your kids to the park to walk, jog, inline skate or play catch.
  • Make walking the dog a fun game by counting how many times the dog stops or how many rabbits or squirrels the dog sees.
  • Encourage your children to help plan meals, from developing menu to shopping, preparing and serving the meal.

Make sure your kids know they are part of the team and that health and fitness are a family affair.

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