Reference Desk
- Is My Child On Track?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Learning To Read
- Types of Schools
- Learning Personalities
- Standards and Testing
- Gifted Children
- The Early Years (3-5)
- The Middle Years (6-12)
- The Teen Years (13-18)
- Parent-School Connection
- Your Parenting Style
- Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- Extracurricular Activities
- Life Skills
- Thinking About College
- Special Needs
Keeping Your Kids Healthy
What exactly does it mean to be physically fit? How can I inspire my child to get active at ages 3, 10, or 18? What about power drinks and exercise for children with physical difficulties? Browse below to find answers to these questions and more to help boost your physical fitness I.Q. and get your child moving.
Physical Fitness and Activity
- Components of Physical Fitness
- Help your Child Grow Healthy and Strong
- Physical Activity for Everyone: Are There Special Recommendations for Young People?
- 10 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for You
- A Report of the Surgeon General: Physical Activity and Health
- When Can a Young Child Start Exercising?
- Strength Training and Your Child
- Should I Start My Child on an Exercise Program?
- How Much Exercising Is Too Much?
- Fitness, Yoga and a Healthy Lifestyle
- Nolan Ryan Fitness Guide: Benefits of Physical Activity
Physical Fitness and Activities - Infants thru Preschool
- Kids In Action: Fitness Exercises for Children – Infants
- Kids in Action: Fitness for Children – Toddlers
- Kids In Action: Fitness for Children – Preschoolers
- Should Your Preschooler Play Sports?
- Motivating Preschoolers to Be Active
- Raising a Fit Preschooler
Physical Fitness and Activities - Elementary School
- Motivating School-Age Kids to Be Active
- Fitness and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
- Physical Development Milestones: Kindergarten
- Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
- Physical Development Milestones: First Grade
- Physical Development Milestones: Second Grade
- Physical Development Milestones: Third Grade
- Physical Development Milestones: Fourth Grade
- Physical Development Milestones: Fifth Grade
Physical Fitness and Activities - Middle and High School
Promoting an Active Lifestyle
- Promoting A Healthy Family Lifestyle: Be Active
- Fitness for Kids Who Don't Like Sports
- Motivating Kids to Be Active
- Promise of TV Time Encourages Children to Exercise More
- Park Proximity Influences Teens' Activity Levels
- Introducing Fitness Through Playful Activities
- Get Physical With Your Kids! Rae Pica Column
- Let the Games Begin!: Ideas for Starting Your Own "Olympic Games" at Home
- Cures for Cabin Fever
- Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise among Children
- Active Vacations
Fitness and Weight
- Your Child's Weight
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts
- Lifestyle Program Reduces Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Overweight Youth
- Some Obese Teens Find Weight-Loss Success When Combining Medication With Diet and Exercise
- Strength Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Teen Males
- School-Based Fitness Programs Benefit Overweight Kids More Than Traditional Gym Classes
- Unhealthy Weight Control Widespread in Young Athletes, AAP Says
Exercise and Health Concerns
- Compulsive Exercise
- Preventing Children's Sports Injuries
- Most Teen Athletes Skip Protective Gear for Lower Body
- Youths With Joint Pain Less Likely to Exercise
- What You Should Know About Steroids
- Sports Supplements: What Are Teens Using?
- AAP Condemns Steroid Use
- Research Report: Health Risks and the Teen Athlete
- Study Finds Youth Sports can be Fatal
- Exercise-Induced Asthma
- Exercising During Pregnancy
- Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
- Sports, Exercise, and Diabetes
- Parents’ and Coaches’ Guide to Dehydration and Other Heat Illnesses in Children
- Power Drinks: Should Your Child Drink Them?
- Ten Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2006
- Addressing the Issue of Verbal, Physical and Psychological Abuse of Athletes: The Foundation Position
- College Eating Disorder
