How do you teach 6 year olds about healthy living?

[Octothechildherder]

Together at home as a family - not what they do in school? What would you say healthy living involved?

Washing hands

Not picking up & eat stuff off the floor

Making choices about what they eat (from a controlled selection)

Choosing to do exercise

Learning about the way germs pass from person to door handles etc

Do you mean stuff like that?

yes great - keep going - am writing it down!

What for?

you "teach" them healthy living by living healthily. I would, in fact do, include

• walking not driving
• eating home cooked food as a family
• exercising as an adult
• outdoor activities as a family - walking, cycling, gardening
• indoor activities as a family - swimming, climbing
• recycling

Also (imo)
*doing the right thing because it's the right thing
*not expecting everyone else to act/behave like you do
*not being upset by other peoples different priorities

Can all contribute to a healthier (lower stress) life

Eating well (healthy but balanced diet)

Keeping clean (handwashing, teeth etc)

Exercise

Emotional intelligence (talking about feelings etc)

Developing awareness of what is personal/private (boundaries, bodies etc)

Developing self-esteem

I have a job interview and am trying to figure out what to do - have to do a talk on healthy living! Have lots of ideas myself but just checking am going in right direction!

Maybe about teaching them to want the healthy choice

DD will choose water or fresh juice more often than lemonade

& fruit as often as biscuits (not doing as well there - unless it's grapes)

Why do we do things - rather than THIS is the way we do it

Good one katymac! Did you sort out your job advert on the job club thread?

Kinda

I never seem to get the right people

It's so important that they fit in & less important that they have experience/quals

I hate recruiting (& I am going to have to take on about 10 people before the end of the year)