Parents
Parents work hard to create a healthy environment for their kids. Let’s Go! has developed the “Small steps” campaign to offer tips to families to help them succeed.
For kids in today’s world, eating right and being physically active can be challenging even for the most health-conscious family. That’s where Let’s Go! comes in.
- Eat breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day. More…
- Take the time to eat together as a family. It’s one of the healthiest activities you can do to maintain strong connections. More…
- On most days, eat fruits and vegetables at least five or more times. More…
- Cut recreational screen time (TV, game time and computer games, including hand-helds) to two hours or less daily. More…
- Be active at least one hour throughout the day. More…
- Choose water and low-fat milk as the drink of choice. More…
Free parent resources on the following topics:
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Hannaford offers free healthy living classes. Classes are taught by a registered dietitian or diabetes educator and often include handouts, food samples, recipes and store tour. Advanced registration is necessary. Click here for more information and to sign up. Also, check out Hannaford's Guiding Stars Program, which helps you find foods throughout Hannaford Supermarkets that give you the most nutrition for the calories.
www.healthymainepartnerships.org
Check out the the Healthy Maine Partnerships Tips For A Healthy You, A Healthy Family.
The Children's Health Fund creates low-literacy health education materials to assist children and their families in learning about a variety of health related topics. Available in English and Spanish.
Visit Rachel Ray’s nonprofit oranization that empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking.
Learn ways that children and their families can eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day for good health.
Doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. It has both parents’ and kids portals.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, who have come together to fight one of our nation’s leading health threats – childhood obesity.
Step up to “Take the Challenge”! Whether you are an individual, an organization, community, big business, or something in-between, YOU can make a difference for children’s health! Join HKC in the Challenge of the Month to get you and your family on the road to a healthier lifestyle.
Food & Health Communications is a private publisher dedicated to creating fun, engaging nutrition education materials for professionals and their clients. They offer many free downloads for parents and families, too.