Breakfast Basics Even if you eat a healthy morning meal every day, it can be tough to get kids fueled up. But it's important to try. Here's how to make the morning meal more appealing.
Keeping Portions Under Control Waistlines have been expanding over the last few decades. Part of the problem is what we eat, but another is quantity. Are our plates simply piled too high?
How TV Affects Your Child Television may seem like a good thing: your child can learn the alphabet on public television and you can keep up with current events on the evening news. But how does TV affect your child?
Toddlers at the Table: Avoiding Power Struggles Toddlers are figuring out how to control certain aspects of their lives, like eating. By anticipating the obstacles, and offering choices, you can teach your toddler which behaviors will yield positive results and which ones won't.
Healthy Eating Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help your child grow up healthy. Whether your kid is a toddler or a teen, you can take steps to improve nutrition and encourage smart eating habits.
Healthy Habits for TV, Video Games, and the Internet TV, interactive video games, and the Internet can be excellent sources of education and entertainment, but too much plugged-in time can have unhealthy side effects.
Motivating Preschoolers to Be Active A preschooler's desire to move, move, move makes this a great time to cultivate fitness habits that can last a lifetime.
Kids and Food: 10 Tips for Parents It's no surprise that parents need some help understanding what it means to eat healthy. Here are 10 simple tips to help you raise a child who has healthy eating habits!
Kids and Exercise When most adults think about exercise, they imagine working out in the gym on a treadmill or lifting weights. But for children, exercise means playing and being physically active.
Motivating Kids to Be Active Parents can help instill a love of activity and help kids make it a part of their everyday routine.
Motivating School-Age Kids to Be Active Being active is a key component of good health for all school-age kids. So how do you get kids motivated to be active, especially those who aren't gifted athletes?
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