All About Kids

A balanced diet, regular exercise, and maintenance of a healthy weight are important for children.  This section includes information about healthy behaviors specifically designed for children and their caregivers.  Awareness of your child’s diet and exercise habits is a first step to helping them maintain a healthy weight and a healthy lifestyle.  This webpage can link you to resources to set and reach healthy behavior goals.

Smoking

• Quitting for your family's health 
• Protecting your kids from becoming smokers
• Smoking and Pregnancy  
• Fact sheet for teens
• Smoking facts for teens
• Teen Quitting guides
• How to quit smoking—a Guide for Teens
• Quitting guide for teens: I quit! from the CDC
• Pregnancy and quitting
• For You and Your Baby from the American Lung Association.
• Help for Pregnant Smokers from the Surgeon General
• For your kids: Creating a smoke free home
• Motivational tips for teens
• Coping tips for teens

Weight Management

• A site devoted to health topics just for kids!
• Healthy lifestyles for Teens
• For Teens: Should you go on a diet?
• Your overweight child
• An online guide to helping your overweight child 
• For parents
• During pregnancy

Exercise

• Keep your kids exercising 
• Exercising during pregnancy
• After you've had the baby . . .
• Fitness for teen girls
• For kids: a cool site about staying fit!
• Exercise tips for adults, kids, and parents
• For adults and kids: 10 ways to get active!
• Tips for raising active children
• Tips for success
• 99 fitness tips for family fitness
• Find the right exercise for kids and teens

Nutrition/Diet

• Check out Coolfood for kids!
• Learn about '5-a-day' fruits and veggies!
• Learn about vitamins and minerals
• Healthy Children, Healthy Choices
• Learn about nutrition and diet at TeensHealth
• Good News about Good Nutrition
• Nutrition and Fitness FAQs for Teen Girls
• Healthy snacks for kids
• Homemade baby food  
• Nutrition guides for teen girls
• Tips for parents: How to get 'em eating fruits and veggies
• Nutrition Quizzes for teen girls
• The Food Safety Coloring Book: Learn how to keep your food safe
• Take the food safety quiz!
• Play the games at Nutrition Cafe

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