YMCA A Healthy Family

We should all brush our teeth at least twice a day or after every meal, so why not make it exercise? Strengthen foot and calf muscles by rising onto your toes while brushing.

Healthy Family Home

Guidelines

All family members should be effective role models by participating in all of the guidelines below:

  • Provide each child with one-to-one time every day.
  • Sit down as a family for one meal each a day.
  • Involve kids in snack and meal preparation and cleanup every day.

 

 

 

 

Activities

Family Veggie Challenge

Moorhead Pizza & Movie Night

The Great Outdoors

Jug Catch

Whistle While We Work

View the Food Instead

Shop the Walk

Scavenger Hunt in the Grocery Aisles

Musical Meals

Measuring Cup vs. Cereal Box

Cute little people

The Casteneda Family, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

"I feel one of the keys for success for our family (and me personally) has been the supportive atmosphere towards living a more healthy and active lifestyle both at home and at work..." More

The Snell Family, Plainfield, Illinois

"The Healthy Family Home starter kit has not only provided my family with great ideas to help us think about making adjustments but it has also provided fun activities that we found easy to start doing as well..." More