Children's Health Resources (02)

The Source for Kids Health Information
A useful site with information for parents, kids and teens. Kids section deals with topics such as moving to middle school, eating healthy foods, dealing with feelings, kids recipes, everyday illnesses and injuries, kids bodies, kids health issues and information on growing up. Games and a glossary of medical terms with regards to children’s health is also included. Fun tips and facts are good to help kids with learning about kids health overall.

Children’s Physical Development and Exercise
Many children today aren’t getting the proper exercise they need, so this article aims to give parents tips to increase their child’s physical activity. This article explains how children’s gyms are important, and popping up all over the place. Aside from that, parents can swim together; join a bowling league, ski, or hike. While an indoor gym for kids is a great idea, it also helps to get activity in nature.

Childhood Obesity: What You Can do to Help Your Kid Manage Weight
With childhood obesity being such a growing problem, this site gives parents tips to create an active environment for their kids, as well as some statistics about obese children. Activity tips include making time for the family to do exercise and other activities together, planning active family trips such as hiking or skiing, starting an active neighborhood program, limit the amount of time kids watch TV, instilling interest in your kids to try a new sport, and assigning active chores to kids such as vacuuming or washing cars.

Children’s Eating Disorders: What to Know, What Foods to Avoid
This article discusses various types of eating disorders, with respect to children and teens with eating disorders and what foods to avoid. "Eating problems and disorders are more common in girls than boys, but people from all backgrounds and of all ages can suffer too, " the article says. "Eating problems and disorders are not just about food, they are about feelings." More links are provided for information about what friends and family can do to help a kid with an eating disorder, the benefit of in-patient units, and how kids can cope with an eating disorder.