Comments on: 3 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Be Healthier

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:45:33 +0000

Oh – these are great – thank you so much. We try really hard to get outside with our kids, although we live in rain sodden, quite often freezing Ireland so sometimes this is tricky! We do a lot of crab fishing which is excellent as there is a high success rate! Thanks again.

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By: Prerna

Prerna — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:45:41 +0000

Hi Melanie,
These are great suggestions. Thanks for sharing them. I try and encourage an active lifestyle in my toddler by doing everything you’ve suggested above and also by being a good (hopefully!) role model myself. So, we take the stairs together, walk to the grocery store when it isn’t sweltering outside and basically, by getting out and about as much as we can. Great for bonding and for staying active:-)

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:10:07 +0000

Great post – one thing missing from your list, though….a yoga mat! Yoga is incredibly beneficial to a child’s health, from the physical standpoint, but also their level of emotional stability and ability to relax and destress. Thanks for these great reminders and suggestions! Linking on The PranaMama…

By: Karen Duggan

Karen Duggan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:44:18 +0000

I LOVE this post!! I just did one myself on Five Ways to Introduce Sustainable Living to Kids and included things like growing your own food and getting outside and playing. I’m just so glad to see that I am not the only one that is thinking that it is the small things we do that add up to a huge difference in our kids lives!

By: Toni Turbeville

Toni Turbeville — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:03:42 +0000

Just wanted to let you know I included a link to this in my blog’s weekly Reading Roundup (http://toniturbeville.typepad.com/tonis_treehouse/2010/07/reading-roundup-.html). Great article full of great ideas!

By: Meagan

Meagan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:57:12 +0000

These are great ideas!! I admit I am not the best cook, but I talk with my kids all the time about what food does for them. “Is that chicken a protein or a carb?” “What does our body use protein for?” My kids are pretty label conscious but not fanatical. We all have our treats now and then. I like the active gift idea too..I will say, they are most apt to play with them, if I am out there either watching or playing too.

By: Narelle

Narelle — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:18:07 +0000

We just bought our daughter a $10 (Australian dollar) hopper. (Basically a large ball with a handle that you sit on and bounce around) she has had it for 2 days now and she no longer walks around the house, she hops. Best $10 present we ever gave her, she’s having fun and getting a good cardio workout at the same time.

By: Wendy Irene

Wendy Irene — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:40:05 +0000

We love spending time outdoors together in the evenings being active! Love your gift suggestions.