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Physical Health

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The foundation for your child's well-being involves their physical health. Understanding the importance of physical fitness, healthy eating, and knowing the tools to nurse your child back to health when they are sick. The human body is complex, but we've gathered the information and tools to help you keep your child healthy and happy.

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Body Mass Index: A Useful Tool Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used to assess overweight and risk for overweight. ...

Source: U.S. Department of Education
Kids and Their Bones

Typically, when parents think about their children's health, they don't think about their bones. But building healthy ...

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Introducing Fitness Through Playful Activities

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
Nutrition for Everyone: Quick Tips -- Healthy Children, Healthy Choices

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Evaluation and Management of Childhood and Teen Obesity

Source: Education.com
Stress and Young Children

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Helping Young Children Sleep

Source: Hand in Hand
Childhood Injuries

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Do As I Say, Not as I Do: 5 Ways Schools Make Students Less Healthy

Source: Education.com
Sudden Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Are We Truly Clueless About Weight Control?

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Keeping Teens Healthy - Benefits of Physical Activity

Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

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