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Did you eat your fruits and vegetables today? Did you go for a bike ride, walk or go to the gym? Did you drink low-fat milk?
Do you think your children noticed?
Along with everything else, children learn their eating and physical activity habits from role models: their parents, older siblings or other caregivers. Whether you intend it or not, role modeling may be the most powerful, effective way for you to help your child eats smart and be physically active.
The next time you super-size a fast-food meal, eat because you?re stressed or bored, or decide to spend the afternoon in front of the TV, think about the message you are sending your children.
The best way to help your child live a healthy lifestyle is for you to do so!
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Are You a Good Role Model?
Did you eat your fruits and vegetables today? Did you go for a bike ride, walk or go to the gym? Did you drink low-fat milk?
Do you think your children noticed?
Along with everything else, children learn their eating and physical activity habits from role models: their parents, older siblings or other caregivers. Whether you intend it or not, role modeling may be the most powerful, effective way for you to help your child eats smart and be physically active.
The next time you super-size a fast-food meal, eat because you?re stressed or bored, or decide to spend the afternoon in front of the TV, think about the message you are sending your children.
The best way to help your child live a healthy lifestyle is for you to do so!
- Survey Shows Satisfaction With After-school Programs Aimed At Helping Children's Health And Physical Fitness
Kentucky Health News A household survey for the Afterschool Alliance shows that after-school programs may be key in preventing childhood obesity in Kentucky and across the nation. The "Kids on the Move: After-School Programs Promoting Healthy Eating and...
- Summer Lunch Programs Promote Healthy Eating Habits For Students, Their Families And The Entire Community
Carol Greenwell, who runs the summer lunch program for Bardstown City Schools, hands Brennen Maddox a carton of fat-free milk after he picks up lunch. (Photo by Jennifer Corbett)Both school districts in Nelson County are whipping...
- Many Ky. Parents Don't Realize Children Are Overweight, Or Won't Acknowledge It, But Many Report Kids' Poor Health Behavior
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Many Kentucky parents don't realize that their children are obese or overweight, or at least aren't willing to acknowledge it. That is the obvious conclusion to draw from the latest results of the Kentucky Parent...
- Kentucky Students Will Get Extra Education In Nutrition, Exercise
Kentucky children will get extra nutrition education at school starting Oct. 1, thanks to a $6 million federal grant intended to instill better eating and physical-activity habits in families eligible for food stamps. The education will be provided by...
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