As a parent you want your child to be healthy and happy.
Regular physical activity and a healthy diet can go a long way to ensuring this.
Physical activity
Helps your child build a healthy heart and develop strong muscles and bones.
It may also help reduce the risk of some chronic diseases in later life.
Taking part in physical activity reduces body fat and helps a child feel good about themselves.
It improves their social and moral development, reduces anxiety and stress and increases opportunity to mix with other children and make friends.
Children and young people should aim to participate in activity of at least moderate intensity for one hour every day.
The one hour doesn't have to be done all at once, it can be built up over the day. For example, four 15-minute periods of activity, three of 20 minutes or two of 30 minutes.
This could include walking to and from school, PE lessons, active play with friends at breaktimes and out of school, sport or structured exercise.
Moderate intensity activities include brisk walking, dance, games, swimming, cycling, active play and most sports.
It's also recommended to include activities which enhance and maintain muscular strength and flexibility and bone health at lease twice a week.
For primary school age children this could be climbing, skipping, jumping or gymnastics.
Healthy Eating
It is important for children to ensure they get the nutrients needed to grow and develop.
Encouraging children to eat healthy, balanced diets helps them form good habits for life and protect them from heart disease and other conditions in future.
It also improves their health, well-being and ability to learn and achieve at school.
A healthy well-balanced diet should include five-a-day fruit and veg in a variety of fruits, vegetables and colours.
You could encourage them to eat a rainbow of colours each day. For example, purple plums, blue blueberries, red tomatoes, green broccoli, yellow sweetcorn or orange carrots. Suggest alternatives to sweet, sugary and fatty snacks. For example, fruit and veg, rice crackers, dried fruit and low fat yoghurts. Avoid cola, fast food and butter rich foods. Advise children to be humble, respect elders, read story books , never give up their duties and be friendly to everyone.
As a parent you want your child to be healthy and happy.
Regular physical activity and a healthy diet can go a long way to ensuring this.
Physical activity
Helps your child build a healthy heart and develop strong muscles and bones.
It may also help reduce the risk of some chronic diseases in later life.
Taking part in physical activity reduces body fat and helps a child feel good about themselves.
It improves their social and moral development, reduces anxiety and stress and increases opportunity to mix with other children and make friends.
Children and young people should aim to participate in activity of at least moderate intensity for one hour every day.
The one hour doesn't have to be done all at once, it can be built up over the day. For example, four 15-minute periods of activity, three of 20 minutes or two of 30 minutes.
This could include walking to and from school, PE lessons, active play with friends at breaktimes and out of school, sport or structured exercise.
Moderate intensity activities include brisk walking, dance, games, swimming, cycling, active play and most sports.
It's also recommended to include activities which enhance and maintain muscular strength and flexibility and bone health at lease twice a week.
For primary school age children this could be climbing, skipping, jumping or gymnastics.
Healthy Eating
It is important for children to ensure they get the nutrients needed to grow and develop.
Encouraging children to eat healthy, balanced diets helps them form good habits for life and protect them from heart disease and other conditions in future.
It also improves their health, well-being and ability to learn and achieve at school.
A healthy well-balanced diet should include five-a-day fruit and veg in a variety of fruits, vegetables and colours.
You could encourage them to eat a rainbow of colours each day. For example, purple plums, blue blueberries, red tomatoes, green broccoli, yellow sweetcorn or orange carrots.
Suggest alternatives to sweet, sugary and fatty snacks. For example, fruit and veg, rice crackers, dried fruit and low fat yoghurts. Avoid cola, fast food and butter rich foods. Advise children to be humble, respect elders, read story books , never give up their duties and be friendly to everyone.