Fostering healthy behaviors, staying active, and eating nutritiously at are vital for children’s development for many reasons, in addition to the obvious. Practicing health:
- Helps build resilience and the ability to better manage stressors
- Helps prevent disease and boosts the immune system
- Reinforces lessons learned during the school day and helps create a 360-degree healthy environment
When kids are out of school for any reason, whether it’s the afterschool hours, the weekend, a holiday break, or a school closure, expanded learning staff, parents and caregivers can use these activities and resources to keep their kids moving, learning, and eating healthily.