Nutrition begins from the ground up and creating a family garden can provide the perfect platform to teach kids the benefits of healthy eating. To help increase your kids’ appetites for nutritious foods, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national non-profit founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation to combat childhood obesity, brings you 10 tips on how to successfully create a family garden.
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• Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Category: Parenting, Children & Family
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• Thursday, July 12th, 2012
With warm weather to bask in, there are plenty of reasons to cut down on screen time. Replacing sedentary hours with creative or physical activities can lead to a happier and healthier home.
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• Friday, April 01st, 2011
Don’t let the cold weather stop you from keeping your kids active! You don’t need fancy equipment or a health club to help your kids get their sixty minutes or more of daily physical activity. All you need are some regular household items and a little imagination. Combine a few of these tips, and they’ll quickly add up to a fun and healthy 60-minute routine you can do no matter what the weather outside is doing.
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Category: Health, Parenting, Children & Family
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• Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Each new year brings pledges that this is the year that you and your family will be healthy and fit. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national non-profit founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation to combat childhood obesity, has five helpful strategies to help you take positive steps in making small, but significant, changes to your own habits that’ll get your family moving too.
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• Monday, December 06th, 2010
Each New Year brings pledges that this is the year that you and your family will be healthy and fit. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, has some tips to help you kick off the year with a healthy start.
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• Monday, December 06th, 2010
At one point or another, every child wonders where they came from, and that desire goes far deeper than wondering how they came into being biologically. Most children have an innate desire to connect to those who came before them and to understand how their family became who they are today. During the holiday season, families are presented with several practical opportunities to teach their children about their family’s heritage.
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• Friday, September 24th, 2010
Adding a dog to your family is an important decision. It’s not quite the same as adding a fish, a hamster, or even a cat to your household. It requires much dedication every day, and a long-term commitment. If you’re at a place in your life where you do not have time to devote to a furry friend who doesn’t listen, chews everything, pees in the house, and pretty much needs to be watched like a toddler, you might want to think twice about bringing home a puppy. If this is you and your heart is still set on adding a dog to your family, you may be better off with an older, house-trained dog. No matter which you choose, everyone in your family should be in agreement, and everyone should share in the responsibility for this new furry life.
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• Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Many people think that having a smoke alarm in their home is enough to keep them safe from the dangers of fire. Whilst a working smoke alarm is the first step you should take for fire protection and is an essential component in your fire safety toolbox, you should not stop there. If the unthinkable should happen and you are faced with a real fire in your home, one of the biggest dangers is that you can become affixiated with panic, which can affect your ability to think straight. Under these circumstances having a prepared escape plan could mean the difference between life and death for your family.
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Category: Parenting, Children & Family, Safety
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• Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Many parents strive to have happy kids. In their efforts, they are loath to see their children upset and seem to do anything to allay the child’s consternation. So, what child wants, child gets. Child doesn’t want, child doesn’t have to do.
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