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How can children be obese and hungry at the same time? Being Healthy is FUN: On the Ground In… Greensboro, North Carolina What’s In Season for Spring? What Happens “Between the Covers”? Between The Covers: Recent Award Winners and Other Good Books for Spring Reading Fruit Pizza Springtime is Playtime! Get Outdoors to Get Healthy 14 7 8 5 13 10 3 • S p r i n g 2 0 1 1 N a t i o n a l B l a c k C h i l d D e v e l o p m e n t I n s t i t u t e www.nbcdi.org ChildHEALTHTALK [...]... sports and teams: • They promote a healthy sense of self and encourage positive selfesteem • They teach kids how to be a team player and think about how their actions affect other people • They help children learn about how to set and achieve goals • They help children develop time management skills and balance competing priorities There are a lot of great skills children and youth can gain from being... only part of being healthy; active living and physical activity are just as important – for kids and adults! As the weather gets nicer, it’s easier to be outside: on the playground, the backyard, the fields or the courts Make sure you’re taking advantage of these opportunities by adopting the following strategies: • Encourage and remind your children to be active on a regular basis • Be physically... facilities, fields and programs at your child’s school and in your community • Support and use the sports and recreation facilities that do exist in your community • Encourage your child’s school to include highquality and daily physical education, health education, recess, and extracurricular activities • Help your community to start and fund programs that motivate community members to walk, bike and use public... at your heart and will stay with you long after you finish reading it Ages: 9-12 *Rhodes, Jewell Parker, (2010), Ninth Ward, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Lanesha’s experiences in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina are bounded by her loving relationship with her Mama YaYa The spirits of hope, and care breathes life into the community that experienced the wrath... prevailed and in 2004 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Ages: 9-12 *Lisa Cline Ransome & *James E Ransome (2011) Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-George During the 18th Century, Joseph became an amazing violinist and composer The son of a white plantation owner and a black slave, he moved to Paris from the West Indies and in spite of racial discrimination he prevailed... public transportation One way to make sure your kids spend time every week being active is to sign them up for sports Although there are lots of informal opportunities for kids to play and be active, organized sports provide many benefits beyond physical activity And remember, your kid doesn’t have to be the next Michael Jordan to play 14 ball! There are lots of great reasons to get your children involved... questions you can ask your child to get conversation flowing! • Shopping: Which fruit is your favorite? Why do you like it? Is it sweet? Sour? What color is it? • Preparing: What pattern should we make with the fruit? Do we want to make a circle? What other patterns or shapes can you think of? If we have a kiwi, then a strawberry, then a kiwi, which fruit comes next? • Serving: How are we going to cut the fruit... Set limits on the amount of time you and your children spend watching television and playing video or computer games • Plan and participate in family activities that include physical activity (e.g., walking or bicycling together instead of driving) • Make time for physical activity in family events such as birthday parties, picnics, and vacations • Be an advocate for safe neighborhoods and playgrounds,... Should all the slices be the same size? What shape are the slices? How big is half the pizza? What about a quarter of the pizza? Send your favorite Summer recipe to moreinfo@nbcdi.org and we’ll publish one winner in the next issue of Child Health Talk! NATIONAL BLACK CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE • CHILD HEALTH TALK • SPRING 2011 13 SPRINGTIME IS PLAYTIME! Get Outdoors to Get Healthy W e know that positive... Education Consultant & Adjuct Faculty Member at Oakland University A Note to Authors and Publishers We encourage authors and publishers to send advance review copies and newly released books for children to: Dr Toni S Walters, SEHS, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48309 The Between the Covers team will review them for consideration in future columns NATIONAL BLACK CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE • . How can children be obese and hungry at the same time? Being Healthy is FUN: On the Ground In… Greensboro, North Carolina What’s In Season. 1 3 continued on page 4 How can children be obese and hungry at the same time? BY WENDY L. JOHNSON-ASKEW, PH.D., MPH, RD budgets stretch, can be cheap and filling

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