Tips for Healthy Active Kids

Instead of movies or sit-down activities, try to daily engage in body-moving activities the kids or family enjoys such as impromptu dance parties with younger kids; biking; walking on the beach, riverside, or in some area where you can enjoy nature; playing frisbee in the park; swimming; roller skating or in-line skating, or hiking. Instead of stuff for birthdays or Christmas, try giving activity gifts that the child has shown interest in, such as horseback riding, surfing camp, dance class, martial arts. Sign them up for active camps rather than learning or craft camps.