Kids grow and develop at different rates, so often it can be difficult to determine if your child is at a normal weight. A baby who is born premature and is underweight can be an obese fourth grader if they are not living a healthy lifestyle. So, instead of comparing your child … [Read more...] about Underweight, Overweight, What’s Normal?
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Diet and Exercise for Children
How important are diet and exercise for children? Kids will be kids right, so if you don't really teach them about it they'll find a way to do it anyway? As a parent it can be tricky to find a good way to help your child maintain a healthy diet and get them to exercise without … [Read more...] about Diet and Exercise for Children
What Is A Normal Weight for Your Child?
Parent often worry about their children's weight, especially if they seem extra thin, or overweight. However, because all kids develop at a different rate, it is not smart to compare your child to what your other kids weighed or looked like at their age, or what kids in their … [Read more...] about What Is A Normal Weight for Your Child?
Teaching Your Children About Childhood Obesity
Obesity has become a prevalent problem in today's society. Children have been brought into a fast paced world always on the run and eating out. It's no wonder that the childhood obesity rate has almost tripled. And most, if not all of the blame should be placed on parents. … [Read more...] about Teaching Your Children About Childhood Obesity
The Dangers of Childhood Obesity
Seven years ago the Surgeon General released a report in the United States outlining the crisis of obesity our country had fallen into. The objective behind this report was to try and generate ways towards taking care of this health problem. Unfortunately the statistics do not … [Read more...] about The Dangers of Childhood Obesity
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