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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Poorly Supervised Summers Bad for Childhood Obesity

A recently published studies kids actually gain weight during the summer.
"One researcher said, 'Clearly the sources of children's obesity problems lie outside of the school." Researchers suggested lengthening the school year or providing structured programs to maintain control of kids' eating and activity levels. Because many children are poorly supervised in the summertime, parents might be depending on junk-food and video-games to keep kids safely occupied."
Parents must begin to refrain from letting their children sit inside all day and letting them constantly eat whatever they want. It may be more difficult to do, but whoever said parenting was easy? Read more online.

Labels: parenting, summers

Posted By: Aspen Education Group