At Home
Your home is where you can best influence what your kids eat and do. It’s also the place where you can really set a good example. Show them with your own behavior that good health is a priority. Most importantly, remember that improving your family’s lifestyle is something to be excited about. It means trying new things and feeling better—which is definitely something to celebrate.
Becoming a Health Model: You may not be a perfect health model for your kids, but if they see you making a real effort to improve your own habits, they will start to realize that being healthy is really important.
Here are some tips on little ways to become a better health model.
Eating at Home: It’s common for kids to be picky about what they eat and to turn up their noses at healthy foods.
Here are some tips for a healthy breakfast.
Here are some tips for packing a healthier lunch box.
Here are some tips for having a healthier turkey day.
Here are some tips on how to deal with picky eaters.
Here are some tips on taking control of portion sizes.
Talking to Your Family: Are your children tuning out when you try to talk about healthy habits?
Here are some tips on getting them involved.
Getting Active: How much screen time are your children getting each day?
Here are some tips for staying active in the winter.
Here are some tips to get them up and moving again.
Heare some tips for taking your pulse.
Eating Out
Sometimes the convenience of fast food is hard to resist. But when kids eat out, they generally eat bigger portions and more of the bad stuff—sugar, sodium, and fat—than they would at home. That’s why, when you do take your kids to eat out, it’s important to make the best choices you can. Small changes in what your kids order can really reduce the overall bad food that they eat.
Reading Between the Lines: Menus don’t always tell you what’s really in your child’s favorite meal. Did you know that a 42oz “super size” soda is equal to 3 1/2 cans? That can mean it contains as much as 30 teaspoons of sugar.
Here are some tips on choosing healthy options at restaurants that your children will actually eat.
Here are some tips on how to read food labels.
At School
Help your school take action: You can’t watch your children every moment of the day. But when you send them off to school, you can still have a say in what they eat. Help your school out by telling them about the Healthy Schools Program and asking them to get involved.
The Healthy Schools Program: Our Healthy Schools Program is helping schools across the country provide better food and more physical activity. Every year we incorporate more schools into the program.
Learn how to make your school a Healthy School.
At the Doctor's
Get the Information You Need: The average doctor’s appointment only lasts 7 minutes. To make the most of your child’s next check-up, it’s important to know the right questions to ask.
Make sure your child is getting the health care they need with this list of questions.
Alliancefor a Healthier Generation Kids' Site
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