Healthy habits
If you smoke, consider quitting. Smoking around your child increases her risk of ear infections, asthma, colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Even if you only smoke away from her or outside you are still her role model. Kids whose parents smoke are much more likely to grow up to be smokers. Quitting can be hard and there are things that can definitely help. If you are thinking about quitting tobacco, learn more here.
Help your child brush and floss her teeth every day. At this age kids cannot yet do a great job brushing alone. She needs you to finish the job after she has taken the first pass. Visit the dentist twice a year. You can learn more about basic dental care on our Web site.
Limit screen time. (TV, computers, and video games) to 1 to 2 hours a day. There is a direct link between a child’s weight, attention, sleep and the number of hours of screen time she watches a day.
Teach your child to wash her hands after using the bathroom, blowing her nose, covering a cough, and before eating.
Encourage your child to be active every day. Let her see you being active and enjoy being active together.
To protect your child from the sun, try to stay in the shade, especially between 10 am and 4pm. Use a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. Cover up with a broad brimmed hat, long sleeves and pants, and sunglasses with UV protection.
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