Children and Families
Be An Active Family (PDF | 840 KB)
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Tips for becoming a more active family as a part of the 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series.
BAM! Body and Mind: Physical Activity
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Designed for kids age 9-13 years old, this Web site provides the information on fitness, explores types of activities, and allows kids to create their own customized fitness and activity calendar. The site uses kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes, and other interactive features, and also serves as an aid to teachers, providing them with interactive, educational, and fun activities that are linked to the national education standards for science and health.
Fitness Squares (PDF | 158 KB)University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension.
Provides an activity sheet for parents to use with children to increase physical activity.
Energize Yourself and Your FamilyDHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Information Network.
Includes sections on making healthy meals, food labels and moving more as a family.
Healthy Hopping
University of Illinois Extension. Urban Programs Resource Network.
Stunts, games, and rhymes to encourage jumping rope as a fun form of physical fitness. Also includes healthy jump rope snacks.
Family Guide to Physical Activity for Children (5-11 years of age)Public Health Agency of Canada.
This family-friendly resource guide is filled with tips, information and ideas to help parents, caregivers and guardians help their children learn about the importance of physical activity and increase their activity levels. Also available as a PDF (355 KB).
Family Guide to Physical Activity for Youth (12-17 years of age)Public Health Agency of Canada.
This resource guide includes tips to raise healthy youth and learn about the importance of physical activity to achieve life-long health benefits. Features a progress chart, ideas for activities to do as a family plus tips for offering encouragement. Also available as a PDF (352 KB).
Physical Activity and the Health of Young PeopleDHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Includes information and statistics on the benefits of physical activity in childhood and adolescence. Links to the Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit (PDF 2.3MB), which highlights strategies for families and communities to support youth physical activity and includes activities, handouts, and templates.
How Much Physical Activity Do Children NeedDHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Physical activity guidelines for children.
Activities to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Habits Among Children (PDF | 466 KB)North Dakota State University Extension Service.
Resource includes activities and lessons to reinforce nutrition and fitness concepts for children in classrooms or after-school programs. Most of the activities in this publication require little preparation time or equipment. Activities can be modified to fit the knowledge and skills of a variety of age groups.
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