For Healthier Kids (02)

Get Local Farmers' Foods Onto Your School's Lunchroom Cafeteria Trays
Visitors to this site can check out a "Tasting Event for Whole Grains" to get suggestions for introducing healthier choices to students. Once they learn about whole grain products, they will be more likely to add them to their school cafeteria trays. Since the learning involves volunteers and a farmer visiting cafeteria tables showing several items, including a stalk of wheat, wheat berries, and flour, students make the connection between the plant product, flour and the foods they eat.

The Power of Eating Healthy Foods
Empower your kids to eat right by educating them as to why they have to eat the right foods, and giving them the tools to do so. This website talks about prevention, giving kids information about being in the kitchen, avoiding eating disorders and determining if they’re overweight; an assessment section talks about how to tell if you have a problem with food or emotional eating; and the taking action section has information about body image and teasing. Featured articles discuss how to deal with picky eaters and what to say to a friend who may have an eating disorder.

Perspectives on Children and Mental Health
Children's mental health is much more than the absence of illness; it’s actually about physical and emotional health and well-being, about having the strength and capacity to live a full and creative life, and also the flexibility to deal with the unstable nature of life. Children have various ups and downs, so some need to learn how to cope with feelings like anger and fear. This site gives facts and figures about children’s emotional health, and includes links to help parents and teachers learn about children’s emotional health needs.

Kids and Anger: How to Deal
Dealing with an angry child can be difficult for parents because it makes you exhausted and aggravated. Dealing with your child's anger includes first finding out what they feel. Ask them what's happened, what went wrong, or why they are feeling what they feel. They may be able to tell you very clearly, or they may not. But then you can try some of the tips here to help your child understand his or her feelings, and express them in a healthy and safe way.