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Keeping Your Child Healthy: A Quick How To

 

Keeping your kids healthy is important. Teaching your kids healthy habits that may last a lifetime is even more important. Of course, getting and keeping children healthy is a lot easier said than done. Kids like tv and sugar and all other sorts of unhealthy goodness. If you find healthy habits for children a chore, check out these tips for how to get started and keep your children and family healthier and stronger.

Tips for Food

We all like sugar...especially kids! It is tasty and exciting and gives a short burst of energy. Of course, it is also a bit unhealthy especially in large doses. If you want your kids to eat healthy, they need a well balanced diet and one that doesn’t contain enormous amounts of sugar. A great way to get kids interested in eating healthy is to experiment and make it kid friendly. The internet is full of fun and new recipes that are kid friendly. Don’t be afraid to give them a try. You can also make the food a family event. Let your kids help make a healthy dinner or treat. Getting them involved will help them take ownership of their health and will also teach them habits for later in life.

Tips for Exercise

A lot of kids exercise without any push from adults, but with tv and video games rampant in today’s world, your children may still need some direction. If you need your kids to exercise, there are a lot of ways to help them. Enroll them in a local class or on a local sports team. They will make friends, have fun, and get in shape all at the same time. If your kid loves video games, buy the interactive kind. Buy them a pet that likes to run and play. Even making it a family affair can make a big difference. As a family, go to the gym or for a walk. Your kids will learn that not only is it important enough for you to tell them about, but it is also important enough for you to do as well.

The Best Solution

Always keep in mind that kids will always do what you do, not what you say. If you preach healthy eating, but survive on fast food, your kids will too. If you preach exercise, but you are mostly a couch potato, your kids likely will be too. Just like in any other situation, you have to lead by example. Be healthy consistently, and your kids are more likely to follow in your footsteps and be healthy as well.

If you need to get your family in shape, use these tips to get you moving down the right path. It can be a challenge at first, but with some consistency, it will become a part of your lifestyle and your kids’ lifestyle that can’t be taken away or ignored.

 Used under Creative Commons Licensing courtesy of Donnie Ray Jones

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