Weight Management
There are many ways you can help your child stay at a healthy weight. Find practical tips, nutritional guidance, and fitness strategies that you can share with and model for your child.
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Nutrition
Why Parents Shouldn't Use Food as Reward or Punishment
Giving sweets, chips, or soda as a reward often leads to children overeating foods that are high in sugar, fat, and empty calories. Worse, it interferes with kids’ natural ability to regulate their eating, and it encourages them to eat when they’re not hungry to reward themselves.
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Depression or Mood Disorder in Children and Teens with Obesity
Children and teens with obesity face many physical health challenges. But they are also more likely to develop mental health problems such as depression or other mood disorders.
Children's nutrition
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Five Great Lunches for Kids
If you’re low on lunch-box ideas, sink your teeth into these.
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Kid-Friendly Meals
Spending time with your children is important, especially when you have the chance to teach them something new. When lunch and dinner roll around, why not have them help prepare some delicious and healthy meals?
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An Early Start to Good Nutrition
With childhood obesity on the rise, should parents worry about the weight of their babies?
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Nutrition: School-Age
Helpful information and tips on healthy food choices for school-age children.
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Helping Your Child Eat Healthy for Life
Learning healthy habits today can help your child grow up strong and fit. As a parent, you can teach your child to make better food choices. There are also things you can let your child do on his or her own.
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Nutritious Foods and Drinks for Your Child
Try to serve your child foods from all the food groups every day. Give your child many kinds of healthy foods from each group to help learn to like new tastes. And set some limits on food and drinks that have a lot of sugar.
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Healthy Foods On the Go for Your Child
What can you do if you're not near a grocery store or farmer's market? You can find healthy choices in a corner market or convenience store. Even fast-food restaurants offer some good choices for the whole family.
Kid's Fitness
Exercise and Children
Exercise is an important part of keeping children healthy. Encouraging healthy lifestyles in children and teens is important for when they grow older.
Exercise and Teenagers
Teens need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on most days for good health and fitness and for healthy weight during growth.
Making Family Fitness Fun
Activity can help prevent heart disease, cancer, and stroke. It can also reduce feelings of depression, and boost confidence. As children get older, they often reduce their physical activity. Because of this, making activity a family priority is key.
Exercising Safely
If you feel safe and comfortable while exercising, you are more likely to stick with your exercise program.
For Parents: Helping Your Teen Be Active
Kids are never too old for active play. Moving around builds strong muscles and bones. And being active helps your teen stay at a healthy weight. Encourage any kind of activity your teen enjoys, whether it's alone or with friends.
