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Suggestions For Keeping Your Children Healthy

By Jesse Boland


If you want your children to be healthy, then you have to pay attention to a list of items that can have an effect on them. You have to find out about subjects like diet and exercise. Then do all that is possible to make sure your children learn these things early in life. The points that we make in this article will make it easy to help your kids stay healthy.

The main reason that children do not get as much physical exercise is because they are lazy. It's because many of the diversions that keep them indoors and seated are quite addictive. When kids become accustomed to looking at television for many hours or playing games on line, it is hard to get them to participate in other activities. That is why it is important that you become an enforcer and restrict their TV and computer time. This might not seem like an easy task to accomplish. But it must be done, if they are to remain healthy and well fit. Talk them into going outside to play when the weather is agreeable and to engage in other physical activities. Most importantly, they should not be allowed to surf the internet all day while sitting on the sofa inactive.

Let your kids know that drinking too many sodas and eating too many sweets can be harmful to their body, even when they're just young. Now kids may not seem receptive or even interested in things like long term consequences, but if you repeat the message often enough, it may eventually get through. You have probably already been told that the first meal of the day is the most important. When it comes to children, the same thing is applied to them as to adults. Studies have shown that children who east breakfast everyday make higher scores on their math and reading tests than other children who do not eat breakfast daily. They also do not have as many health problems to deal with. It is shown that children who have breakfast on a regular basis, reduce their chances for gaining weight. This is because when breakfast is eaten, it stabilizes your blood sugar and metabolism for the rest of the day. Instead of eating a bowl of cereal topped with mounds of sugar, breakfast should be filled with nutrition. Ensure that you give them foods that are filled with nutritious grains and whole grains. This will allow them to continue on with their busy day. This will be an improvement for both their health and test scores.

Eventually, every child will have to deal with choices about drugs and tobacco. A lot of parents find it easier to believe that these kinds of things are not available in their neighborhoods and schools, but this is not the case. However, not every child starts down this wrong path. However, if you come clean with them and tell them about how harmful these things are without sounding like law enforcement, then you might be able to talk some sense into them. If you hear about something dangerous that's a fad, like a new drug or sniffing glue or aerosols, it's best to mention this to your kids and warn them. Some times kids do not know that these fads are actually very dangerous.

The same applies to hot temperatures of over 90 F. Also, in these circumstances you need to ensure that your children are getting plenty of water, as fainting can occur when kids play too hard in the heat.

It has to do with diet, exercise, proper hygiene and following medical advice. Because kids might not tell you if anything is wrong it's your job as a parent to look for any signs that anything is wrong. It'll be easier to have healthy kids if you keep the lines of communication open.




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