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4 Health Options for Parents To Decide On for Their Kids

As a parent, you have to make a bunch of different health decisions for your kids as they’re growing up. Some of them are easy to make, whereas others take some more thought and research. So, as the adult in a household, it’s better to do your information gathering earlier rather than later.

A few of the situations you might want to think about are getting braces for your kid’s teeth, having them get a yearly sports physical after a certain age, if you want to give them any diet restrictions, and if you think mental health counseling would be appropriate at during various stages of their life. [Read more…]

Originally posted on April 16, 2018 @ 4:54 pm

5 Helpful Apps that Teach Kids About Health and Nutrition

Kids need to be constantly reminded about eating the right foods to maintain good health as they’re growing up. Parents have to be on top of their children’s diet to ensure their proper development and avoid problems later on. Health problems linked to how children eat include obesity, asthma, diabetes, hypertension and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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A great way of teaching kids the value of eating natural and healthy foods is by making it fun for them. Fortunately, parents of today can use the apps as their partners in this endeavor as an after school care activity.

Fooducate

This is a mobile app that can be downloaded for free from iTunes. It allows the user to scan foods with a bar code to get details (ingredients), both positive and negative, on how healthy it is. It makes for a fun point and shoot video game that, for sure, your kids will enjoy. [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 27, 2013 @ 6:09 am