Like every parent in the world, I want to raise my kids to be physically and emotionally healthy. I want them to be confident, happy, friendly, outgoing, helpful, loving, kind, tenacious, protective, proud, and fit–among other things I’m sure. Sometimes I look at my kids and see the good things about Pam and me in them. But sometimes I also see the bad things and it worries me.
There’s so much information out there, and so many different areas of “child health” that I could focus on every day; I sometimes feel totally overwhelmed. This morning, after my 4:30 gym session (that’s 3 in a row for all you doubters out there) I found a new “Well Guide” on the New York Times web site. It’s pretty interesting for us parents. There’s a lot of information about raising healthy kids and it covers a variety of topics ranging from picky eating habits, to “screen time”, to exercise.
I haven’t taken the time to read all of this site, it’s pretty big. And I’m not saying that I agree with everything I read on it. But, it is a decent website with some helpful information. And if nothing else, it will at least get us thinking about some of the topics that affect our children’s health.
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thanks for the link. I want my kids to be healthy too – in all aspects. I don’t have any yet but we have one on the way. My wife is 4 months along now.
Now that’s something I think about a bunch. Thanks for the link. I try to encourage them to be active and have fun and help prepare meals and eat healthy — without making them completely neurotic!
I don’t even have kids and I already worry about their health. I’m ahead of the curve…
Thanks for the link Mac.
The habits we instill in our kids will affect them for the rest of their lives.
Obese children are creating fat cells that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Bone density is determined before we leave our teenage years.
Kids who eat too much and move too little are being set up for problems in the future.
Thanks for the wake-up call.