subject: Healthy Living for Modern Children: 3 Variables for Optimal Child Health [print this page] Finally, modern children often do not get enough exercise, and this is another area that is crucial to normal physical and emotional growth. Make hiking, sports, and simple outside activity a regular part of their lives. Consider putting together an activity center in your yard. It might be easier to plop them in front of a television while you juggle the many responsibilities of an American adult, but what seems like harmless hours passed in front of a computer or television affects them directly and robs them of the opportunity to be a healthier person and develop good habits.
Healthy Living for Modern Children: 3 Variables for Optimal Child Health
