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THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDRENS HEALTHY LIVING By: Kelsi Beard What will it take for a child to live a healthy lifestyle? Staying active each day! Selecting healthy food choices and drinking lots of water! Having emotional
By: Kelsi Beard
■ Staying active each day! ■ Selecting healthy food choices and drinking lots of water! ■ Having emotional wellness! ■ Practicing healthy sleep habits!
■ It is important that each child gets the proper amount of exercise and fitness to stay healthy. Some benefits of physical activity include:
■ Play active games like Twister or Charades as opposed to board games that keep you sitting. ■ Make a scavenger hunt ■ Hopscotch, jump rope, hula hooping ■ Play a sport
■ Good nutrition is essential to good health and it is important that healthy eating patterns are shaped for children. ■ Being a good role model is important for helping children develop good eating habits. If a child sees an adult making healthy choices, they will want to do the same.
■ Hydration is particularly important for children because they have higher water requirements in relation to their body weight than adults. ■ The amount of water a child needs to drink can vary greatly, due to factors including age, gender, the weather and how much physical activity they do. ■ Kids aged 4-13 aim to drink approximately 6-8 glasses of fluid a day in addition to the water included in the food in their diet.
■ To be truly healthy, a child’s emotional health must be nurtured and strengthened. Developing a mental attitude of wellness is also essential. ■ Children should have the contentment of basic needs:
■ Acknowledge the child’s perspective and empathize ■ Allowing the child to express his/her self ■ Listen to the child’s feelings ■ Teach the child problem solving
■ Sleep is no less important than food, drink, or safety in the lives of children. Although this may seem apparent, many of us actually do not allow our children to get the critical sleep they need to develop and function properly.
■ Healthy sleep requires:
For a child to be able to grow and function properly, they have to develop healthy living habits. We as parents and educators, need to make sure that our children are practicing the steps towards a healthy lifestyle.
■ https://www.healthychildren.org/english/healthy-living/pages/default.aspx ■ https://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/parents-carers/5-ways-to-a-healthy- lifestyle.aspx ■ https://www.livestrong.com/article/74307-importance-eating-children/ ■ https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/importance-of-healthy-lifestyles/ ■ https://www.webmd.com/children/features/good-sound-sleep-for-children#1