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Did you know that there are several easy ways to keep your child healthy right here in Northeast Ohio? Browse the blog entries below for tips, tricks, ideas and events for you and your child to stay fit and healthy!
Latest Entry
Exercise Can = Education
Posted May 20, 2013
Topics: Educate, Exercise
Schools are adding ‘learning’ into gym class.
Topics
Eat
March Madness Means Exercise
Posted March 1, 2013
Topics: Eat, Educate, Exercise
Why not include some basketball in your kids’ activities?
Making Munching Marvelous! Fun with Healthy Food
Posted February 1, 2013
Topics: Eat
Check out three ideas for ways to spruce up food in your household... and that way? Healthy food can thrive at home!
Kitchen Kit - Focus on Family this Holiday!
Posted December 14, 2012
Topics: Eat, Educate
Even with the festivity in the air, maybe you are more apprehensive than excited about the coming holidays. Maybe it's time to refocus the family and settle in at the kitchen table for some family fun!
Kitchen Kits: Thanksgiving Festive Fun!
Posted November 9, 2012
Topics: Eat, Educate
Thanksgiving, a day of stuffing more than just the turkey. November brings stuffed bellies! From the many preparations, to the relatives, to the after-dinner sleepiness, it can be easy to forget what the day is truly about.
Remembering What Matters: An Inexpensive How-To
Posted October 12, 2012
Topics: Eat, Exercise
Psychologists will tell you expensive toys aren’t what ultimately matter. What matters is that you do things with your kids, interact with them, and play with them.
Curious George’s Sneaky Solutions to the Halloween Candy Conundrum
Posted October 5, 2012
Topics: Eat
But this Halloween, what if you could be just as sneaky and mischievous as Curious George, Public Broadcasting's favorite monkey?
Sandbags to Success and Nutritional Clues for Kids to Contemplate
Posted September 28, 2012
Topics: Eat, Educate, Events
Dr. Katz has put down a number of "sandbags" in the fight against the childhood obesity problem. For one? The Nutrition Detectives!
Johnny Appleseed and Changing Leaves – Celebrate September!
Posted September 21, 2012
Topics: Eat
This September, your family can celebrate the fruits of Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman’s labor by eating (and reaping the benefits of) lots and lots of apples!
Colors, Shapes, and Scavenger Hunts—A Lunch Time Spruce-Up!
Posted August 24, 2012
Topics: Eat
Let your child explore new and fun ways to make a healthy lunch this school year. Lucky for us, healthy foods are colorful! And lots of color means lots of opportunity for some creativity in the lunch box.
Solving The School Year Mystery of Mealtimes
Posted August 17, 2012
Topics: Eat
You can do some sleuthing of your own and solve the mystery of school year meals. Check out these resources and simple hints for healthier mealtimes in your household.
Educate
Exercise Can = Education
Posted May 20, 2013
Topics: Educate, Exercise
Schools are adding ‘learning’ into gym class.
Easy Health At Your Fingertips
Posted May 6, 2013
Topics: Educate
There are many applications, or “apps”, designed to make health easier to manage than ever.
Let’s Get Healthy! Free Toolkit To Inspire Healthy Habits
Posted April 23, 2013
Topics: Educate
The Healthy Habits for Life toolkit is an easy resource to help encourage your children to learn and keep healthy habits!
Video Games Can Be Good For Kids
Posted April 1, 2013
Topics: Educate
Research shows that video games can be good!
Health is Everywhere, Even Outside!
Posted April 1, 2013
Topics: Educate, Events, Exercise
All through April, PBS Kids Explore the Outdoors will air themed programming as well as special online content to encourage kids to learn about nature and to play outside.
March Madness Means Exercise
Posted March 1, 2013
Topics: Eat, Educate, Exercise
Why not include some basketball in your kids’ activities?
Let’s Get Healthy! Free Toolkit To Inspire Healthy Habits
Posted February 27, 2013
Topics: Educate
The Healthy Habits for Life toolkit is an easy resource to help encourage your children to learn and keep healthy habits!
Here for Each Other - Talking with Kids About News
Posted December 20, 2012
Topics: Educate
Emergencies can be overwhelming, particularly for young children. Things can change suddenly, and maybe drastically. But even in the most difficult circumstances, you can find strength and resilience within your family and community.
Kitchen Kit - Focus on Family this Holiday!
Posted December 14, 2012
Topics: Eat, Educate
Even with the festivity in the air, maybe you are more apprehensive than excited about the coming holidays. Maybe it's time to refocus the family and settle in at the kitchen table for some family fun!
Kitchen Kits: Thanksgiving Festive Fun!
Posted November 9, 2012
Topics: Eat, Educate
Thanksgiving, a day of stuffing more than just the turkey. November brings stuffed bellies! From the many preparations, to the relatives, to the after-dinner sleepiness, it can be easy to forget what the day is truly about.
Events
FREE Weeknight Dinners for Cleveland Youth
Posted May 13, 2013
Topics: Events
Free dinners are being offered for City of Cleveland K-12 students at all Recreation Centers.
Let’s Learn to Cook! This FREE Event Includes Healthy Meals!
Posted May 7, 2013
Topics: Events
Bring your child to the Kids in the Kitchen FREE weekly class to learn how to cook healthy and tasty recipes.
Family Fun for Free at The Children’s Museum!
Posted May 1, 2013
Topics: Events
Free admission to The Children's Museum of Cleveland every first Monday of the month!
FREE Weeknight Dinners for Cleveland Youth
Posted April 15, 2013
Topics: Events
Free dinners are being offered for City of Cleveland K-12 students at all Recreation Centers.
Health is Everywhere, Even Outside!
Posted April 1, 2013
Topics: Educate, Events, Exercise
All through April, PBS Kids Explore the Outdoors will air themed programming as well as special online content to encourage kids to learn about nature and to play outside.
Family Fun for Free at The Children’s Museum!
Posted March 27, 2013
Topics: Events
Free admission to The Children's Museum of Cleveland every first Monday of the month!
FREE Weeknight Dinners for Cleveland Youth
Posted March 11, 2013
Topics: Events
Free dinners are being offered for City of Cleveland K-12 students at all Recreation Centers.
Creativity Helps Your Health - FREE Event!
Posted March 7, 2013
Topics: Events
Every third Saturday of the month, Art House hosts a FREE Family Open Studio.
Basketball, WVIZ/PBS and you! Check out this great FREE Viz Kids event!
Posted March 1, 2013
Topics: Events
Basketball, WVIZ/PBS and you! Check out this great FREE Viz Kids event!
Family Fun for Free at The Children’s Museum!
Posted February 27, 2013
Topics: Events
Free admission to The Children's Museum of Cleveland every first Monday of the month!
Exercise
Exercise Can = Education
Posted May 20, 2013
Topics: Educate, Exercise
Schools are adding ‘learning’ into gym class.
Longer Days Mean More Time Outdoors for Kids
Posted May 7, 2013
Topics: Exercise
Summer is right around the corner and that means longer days and more time outdoors. Doctors say it's important for kids to get off the couch and out to play. Why are active kids, healthier kids? Here's Holly Firfer with the answer.
Health is Everywhere, Even Outside!
Posted April 1, 2013
Topics: Educate, Events, Exercise
All through April, PBS Kids Explore the Outdoors will air themed programming as well as special online content to encourage kids to learn about nature and to play outside.
March Madness Means Exercise
Posted March 1, 2013
Topics: Eat, Educate, Exercise
Why not include some basketball in your kids’ activities?
It’s Winter: Take the Kids Outside for Fresh Air and Fun – But Be Smart!
Posted February 6, 2013
Topics: Exercise
The best part of outdoor winter activities is that they can be simple yet fun!
Mulling Over Movement: Minutes Count
Posted January 3, 2013
Topics: Exercise
Just how much do those heads and shoulders, knees and toes need to move in a day? Well, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends sixty minutes of activity a day.
Remembering What Matters: An Inexpensive How-To
Posted October 12, 2012
Topics: Eat, Exercise
Psychologists will tell you expensive toys aren’t what ultimately matter. What matters is that you do things with your kids, interact with them, and play with them.
Extra, Extra… A Newsworthy Night of Family Fun
Posted September 14, 2012
Topics: Educate, Exercise
This Friday night, break out the board games, make a healthy pizza, and stay in - all while declaring, "Extra extra! Read all about it! It's family fun night..."
Cleveland Kids and Organized Sports: The Pros and Cons
Posted August 3, 2012
Topics: Exercise
There's nothing quite like the little people of our family dressed in team gear and chasing baseballs, softballs, footballs, and soccer balls. But is it healthy for kids younger than six to play organized sports? There seem to be mixed opinions on the matter.
Summer Cents: Metroparks
Posted July 6, 2012
Topics: Educate, Exercise
Wouldn’t you be the most awesome grown-up in the world if you could find a real live castle, and then take your kids there? Well, go ahead. Go be the most awesome grown-up in the world, and check out the Cleveland Metroparks.
Children's Health Headlines
This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: Stop Tricking Kids At a shareholders meeting Thursday, young Hannah Robertson took the fast-food giant's CEO to task.
3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.
Scientific Tooth Fairies Investigate Neanderthal Breast-Feeding Researchers found a way to test ancient teeth for clues about when humans cut nursing short.
Fifteen Years After A Vaccine Scare, A Measles Epidemic How one fraudulent medical study fueled a measles epidemic in Great Britain 15 years later.
Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame A major nutritionist group comes out against an industry petition to change the definition of milk.
PBS KIDS
Do you have a child (ages 2 to 8) in your life who likes to play games? Introduce them to PBS KIDS Lab, a site that gives children the tools to learn about math while playing free, fun, and educational math games with PBS KIDS characters.
Here are some fun reading resources for children (ages 2 to 8) - kids can play reading readiness games. Parents can keep track of a child’s progress on PBS KIDS Island.
Lead your child to more games and learning fun for kids (ages 2 to 8) at PBS Go.
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