Comments on: How do You Teach Kids to be Healthy?

By: live healthy

live healthy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:31:13 +0000

You are right. Kids learn best by example. Make them love nutritious meals, this is easy, play with fruits, f.e.!(there are lots of examples for this on the web). Also, making lots of salads a day is great, involve them and explain to them how they can benefit from it.
It definitely starts at home. However, if they don´t want it, don´t force them, many parents seem to overlook that in their craze for raising their kids the healthy way…

By: yonaturals

yonaturals — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:05:32 +0000

Its the eating habit thats causing it. Parents should regulate what their kids eat. All of it must be naturals, as much as possible it should be a veggie. yonaturals´s last blog post..Vending Health to a Health-Conscious Public

By: baseball Equipment Lover

baseball Equipment Lover — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:57:41 +0000

It starts at home. Parents need to make more time for their kids and learn them some sports. My kids love baseball and they don't spend to much time on the internet. baseball Equipment Lover´s last blog post..Baseball Bounce Back Ability

By: Blake Hagen

Blake Hagen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:37:00 +0000

@Super Healthy Kids Thanks for your thoughts. I agree, I think they can make good choices if we do educate them. PS- love your blog!

By: Super Healthy Kids

Super Healthy Kids — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:15:24 +0000

Kids want to be healthy! We can empower them to choose healthy foods over junk food by educating them. They can be the ones to say they want to play out side rather than watch TV. By example, by educating, and helping them reach their potential. They can also influence their friends to want the same thing. Super Healthy Kids's last blog post..Potato Cheese soup healthy makeover

By: Blake Hagen

Blake Hagen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:13:27 +0000

@Biz I agree – definitely need to have balance. Thanks for the feed back!

By: Biz

Biz — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:11:57 +0000

I do agree that healthy kids come from healthy parents, but there has to be a balance.

My daughter’s teenage friend has parents that are vegetarian, keep no processed food in their house, they basically ban a lot of stuff from even entering it in their home. The result? Whenever she is out of that home environment, she goes crazy because she knows she won’t have it when she gets home. She’s eaten five donuts, a huge bag of cheddar cheese popcorn, and a 12 inch pizza all by herself while at my house!

We have “fun” snacks in the pantry, but because our kids are used to it being there, it isn’t a big deal. A donut once a week won’t kill them, and they are both very healthy!

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By: FatFighterTV

FatFighterTV — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:10:14 +0000

It definitely starts at home, and the younger you start, the better.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:37:18 +0000

Fantastic insight Blake! Nice post! Mark's last blog post..Everday Fitness

By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:44:54 +0000

You are absolutely correct. Kids learn best by example. Find ways to play with them. Send them outside for 30 minutes or so a day. Provide them with nutritious meals and snacks.

It must begin at home.