Children's Health During Daily Activities

Children are usually busy with many daily activities such as; school, playing, recess, eating, homework, chores and family time. Your child's health is important to maintain during these activities. Children need to learn healthy behaviors to keep them developing at the appropriate rate, the fewer sick days, the better. Teach your children healthy habits by modeling healthy behavior for them.

  1. Nutrition

    • Healthy eating habits contribute greatly to your children's daily health. Serve them a diet of three balanced meals a day, containing lean protein such as chicken, colored vegetables such as broccoli and carrots and starchy carbs like bread or potatoes. Offer them small healthy snacks such as fruit, nuts and yogurt between meals. Offer your child plenty of fluids such as water, and milk. If they insist on flavor, choose 100-percent juice drinks that contain electrolytes. Don't let your child drink caffeinated beverages after three in the afternoon.

    Hygiene

    • Teaching your children good hygiene habits will greatly reduce their susceptibility to disease. Daily showers or baths are important to remain clean. However, have your children shower or bathe at night rather than in the morning to avoid having wet hair outside during the day, which lowers internal temperature and puts immune systems at risk. Teach your children to wash their hands for 20 seconds before meals, after using the restroom and after playing outside or in public places. Have your children brush their teeth for two minutes; use a timer.

    Exercise

    • Physical activity is essential for developing children's health. Encourage your child to play outside for three hours a day. Limit video games and television to two hours a day and turn off the screen a few hours before bedtime. Let your child be active between returning home from school and dinner time; Let your children do their homework after dinner or before school the next day, if possible.

    Sleep

    • Depending on your children's age, they need anywhere between eight and 15 hours of sleep a night. Because of social obligations, school and home life, a consistent sleep schedule is important to establish. Create a relaxing bedtime routine; have your child read or play quietly in a quiet environment with you. Offer your child a bedtime snack comprised of sleep-inducing foods such as a cup of warm milk. Do not encourage exciting physical activities, video games or television shortly before bedtime.

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