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Back to School Helpful Hints
We have put together a few Back to School Helpful Hints for you A new school year can be both exciting and unsettling! We have some helpful hints for you to help prepare your little ones for their first day at school or their first day with a new teacher or in a new...
Bringing Up Healthy Kids is Not a Trend
Bringing Up Healthy Kids is Not a Trend!! Do you remember when it was a popular trend to have celebs such as chef Jamie Oliver bring our attention to what children were eating - he fought to change food in UK school canteens. Michelle Obama felt it was important to...
Benefits of exercise on children’s mental health and wellbeing
Children’s mental health and wellbeing has been in the spotlight In recent months. On top of normal childhood challenges children have had added struggles to deal with due to Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns. Experts say physical activity allows children to have...
Monkey See Monkey Do Create Healthy Habits
As a parent it is part of your role to nurture your children and lead by example. Would you expect your child to know how to dress themselves, tie their shoelaces or cut up food without first showing them how? These are important life skills we easily teach our kids...
The Three Pillars for healthy, happy kids
All parents want healthy happy kids and they are continually being told how important it is to bring up their children in a healthy environment, to make sure their kids are active, eat well and are in good shape emotionally. How often are parents offered the tools to...
GYMS – Are you ready to fight childhood obesity?
We are looking for gyms who want to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic Kids’ health, wellbeing and fitness must be kept at the forefront of efforts to improve the current childhood obesity crisis in Ireland. Alongside this, we need to begin to repair the...
Is My child’s weight affecting their mental health?
We know the physical negativities to childhood obesity - increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers - but do we place enough emphasis on the mental health concerns for an overweight child? A large UK study has identified that obesity and mental health...
How much exercise should my child get?
Children under 18 must be active for a minimum of 60 minutes per day with moderate to vigorous exercise but currently only 19% of Irish primary school aged children are reaching that target. The impact of inactivity in the early years can lead to obesity, heart...
When should I worry about my child’s weight?
Taking your child’s overall health into consideration is always important for parents and elements like sleep, eating patterns, exercise habits and overall well being are aspects to monitor. However, when do you need to take action if you are concerned that your child...
Is my child overweight or can I call it puppy fat?
Firstly, let’s look at what puppy fat actually is. Expecting weight gain to miraculously disappear when a child hits adolescence or takes a growth spurt, could unfortunately lead to a variety of health problems for them. A five year study of over 5,000 children...
