Saturday, 16 February 2013

What It Takes To Have Healthy Kids

By Andres Castille


All parents want their kids to be healthy, though it can be challenging to figure out the best ways to do accomplish this. Helpful information on nutrition and exercise can be found in abundance, but there's also a record number of children who are obese. Instilling good habits into your kids is a good way of keeping them as healthy as they can be, so you'll need to come up with some creative methods of doing this.

The perils of smoking are now well known, and obviously you should do everything you can to convince your children never to smoke. But you can do even more. To do yourself and your kids a massive favor then quit smoking, if you happen to smoke. It is dangerous to be a smoker and almost as bad to have second hand smoke. So smoke will be something that you'll want to protect your child from. Aside from this, it's important to set the right example. If your kids see you smoking, this will make more of an impression on them than any words you say. By applying a no smoking policy to guests and family members in your house, this will keep it free of second hand smoke.

Let them know that eating too many sweets and drinking lots of soda can have a harmful effect on your body, even when you're 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.

If a child is having lots of fun they will not be aware of any dangerous weather conditions. So it's up to you to make sure they aren't running around in temperatures that are extremely hot or cold. In the winter time children may enjoy playing about in the snow, or going down a hill on a sledge, but you need to make sure they're dressed properly with multiple layers, a hat and some gloves. If the temperature is under 10 degrees F, you should limit the time your kids spend outdoors.

The same applies to hot temperatures of over 90 F. In these circumstances you need to make sure that your kids are consuming a lot of water, as playing too hard in the heat can cause children to faint.

The same goes for very hot temperatures, 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's not that hard to keep most kids healthy. However, this does not mean that you stop watching out for the bad influences around you. You cannot see what you children are doing all of the time. So, it's best if you can make them appreciate the value of good nutrition and regular physical activity. The earlier you can instill these ideas in their heads, the more likely it is they'll stay in good health as they get older.




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