Comments on: I want my kids to be…HEALTHY

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:32:05 +0000

We certainly have a lot of room for growth in this area, but going for walks as a family is something we try to do very regularly.

By: Nini Lettner

Nini Lettner — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:59:26 +0000

My daughter loves going to the doctor…although the only times we have ever been were for her check ups, which are now only annual visits. We have thankfully been pretty healthy. You are so right about your kids picking up on how you take care of yourself. Whenever I work out at home, both of my kiddos try to help me. Analise will do push ups with me and Jameson tries to sit on my back…the extra 25 lbs. he adds make them a bit harder :)

By: Genny

Genny — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:11:58 +0000

Loved this, Stephanie! I want my kids to be healthy too. This is such a great reminder to keep that in the front of our minds as parents. They watch so much of what we do, and they follow in our footsteps! :)

By: Blessed

Blessed — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:09:14 +0000

My daughter loves her doctor. She “talks” to her on her cell phone almost everyday. She also loves to take medicine… she certainly didn’t get that from either one of her parents! This is an area I definitely need to work on though – eating better, exercising more and teaching my children the benefits of that.

By: Cindi

Cindi — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:51:17 +0000

I read papers, books, magazines, etc. Also, I try to eat healthy and find interesting healthy meals
for our family! Of course, exercise for everyone is a necessity!
Many thanks, Cindi

By: KellieS

KellieS — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:34:54 +0000

Nice post today, Stephanie! I’m going to post a link to it on WLL. We all need a reminder to start teaching our children to embrace health.

By: Jenny N.

Jenny N. — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:38:09 +0000

I’m huge on eating non-processed foods. Before I had kids I really didn’t think about it. But kids have a way of shining a magnifying glass on everything you do.

I watched Oprah’s show last week on the documentary Food Inc. It was extremely interesting and had me thinking about switching to all organic. Even though it is a lot more expensive I’m trying to figure out the cost benefit analysis. It’s so confusing!

By: Madeline

Madeline — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:11:09 +0000

Hehe! I don’t so much like doctors either!! We avoid them like the plague around here. And, a large part of avoiding them is staying healthy.

Although, Levi is oddly suspicious of most vegetables. I have hope that he will eventually follow my lead and become a veggie lover. He does at least talk about vegetables all the time. Now, if we can just get him to branch out and eat more of them….

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:41:57 +0000

We’ve always been pretty healthy eaters, and am so happy when my kids (well, especially the oldest) proclaim how much they love veggies or fruit or whatever. Since I’ve really gotten on the running kick over the last 6 or 7 months, I can see how that affects her too! She used to be bummed when I would leave, but now it is just one of those things. She tells me “you go running now” and says that she wants to go running with me “when she gets a little bit bigger.” On walks, she runs ahead and says “like mommy do” which makes my heart smile! I can’t wait for them to both get “a little bit bigger” (ok, I can wait… but for the sake of this one conversation) so I can take them on those “fun runs.” She did get to watch me run an 5K a few months ago and was talking about it for weeks.
Modeling is everything for children, and her outlook on health and exercise is one of my favorite parts of running.