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When your kids feel good , you feel good. Even while negotiating today’s hectic family lifestyle , it doesn’t have to be a major enterprise to assure fresh nutrition , ample exercise, proper skin and tooth care. Below, you’ ll find simple tips to help not only keep your child healthy, but spark a lifelong enthusiasm for remaining that way. 1. Practice, don’t preach. You are your child’s first and most consistent role model . Children imitate what they see and do so repetitively. Instead of verbally teaching your child the importance of hygiene and fitness, live it! Leading by example helps maintain your well-being and shapes that of your child. 2. Use concrete examples. Try to keep your reasoning for various healthy habits specific and real. Drinking plenty of water, for instance, replaces the sweat from exercise. Eating fruit helps give your child energy, and cleaning up keeps harmful germs away. Such examples are meaningful and therefore easier for your child to understand ...

Celebrate Earth Day by Planting a Tree" width="300" height="200" />Every April 22, millions of people in nearly 200 countries celebrate Earth Day , and I’m one of them. Originating in 1970, Earth Day is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on how we can make our Earth a better place. It’s a time to be mindful of your impact on the Earth and challenge yourself to adopt new, environmentally friendly habits that conserve resources, save money, and encourage healthy living all-around. In fact, with wonderful benefits like those, doesn’t it make sense to live every day like it’s Earth Day? Well, you can. Over the years, my family and I have used Earth Day as a starting point to implement new and creative changes in our lives. Here are 30 ways we celebrate Earth Day that you and your family can try, too. Some of them may seem small, but small changes add up and if you sustain that change for the rest of your life, it will profoundly lighten your environmen...