Childhood obesity reduction act
I read the news today...
Is this the real beginning of a "childhood obesity reduction act".
State representative William Baird of Jacksboro sponsored legislation in the state of Tennessee that would require children from kindergarten through to eighth grade to get 150 minutes of exercise every week.
William Baird appears to be on our side in the war against childhood obesity.
What we need is a flood of William Bairds introducing legislation across the western world.
That would help in our war on childhood obesity.
We woudn't need guns.
After the initial excitement over this childhood obesity reduction act wore off I began to think.
And it occurred to me that our kids don't just need help at school.
It's at home where most of our children's diet and exercise habits are formed.
We can lobby and legislate till we're blue in the face but many kids turn up for their first day of school - ever - and they're already obese.
So as a parent, a grandparent, an auntie, an uncle...
As a neighbour, a coach, a friend I say we all need to take up arms.
We all need to take the hand of the nearest child and take her for a walk.
We need to sit at the table of the child closest to hand and fill that table with fruit and vegetables and nuts and lettuce and green and high quality low fat protein.
A childhood obesity reduction act can only work if we carry it in our hearts and into our homes.
Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh
Raising a healthy child.com
Is this the real beginning of a "childhood obesity reduction act".
State representative William Baird of Jacksboro sponsored legislation in the state of Tennessee that would require children from kindergarten through to eighth grade to get 150 minutes of exercise every week.
William Baird appears to be on our side in the war against childhood obesity.
What we need is a flood of William Bairds introducing legislation across the western world.
That would help in our war on childhood obesity.
We woudn't need guns.
After the initial excitement over this childhood obesity reduction act wore off I began to think.
And it occurred to me that our kids don't just need help at school.
It's at home where most of our children's diet and exercise habits are formed.
We can lobby and legislate till we're blue in the face but many kids turn up for their first day of school - ever - and they're already obese.
So as a parent, a grandparent, an auntie, an uncle...
As a neighbour, a coach, a friend I say we all need to take up arms.
We all need to take the hand of the nearest child and take her for a walk.
We need to sit at the table of the child closest to hand and fill that table with fruit and vegetables and nuts and lettuce and green and high quality low fat protein.
A childhood obesity reduction act can only work if we carry it in our hearts and into our homes.
Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh
Raising a healthy child.com
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