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Raising Healthy Children

Give them a strong foundation for life-long health.

By Jane Ahn and Betsy Mayer

Since we entered the 21st century, children have faced a realm of health challenges that their parents and grandparents have never faced: an AIDS epidemic with no cure in sight, serious disease contamination of meat and dairy products, lifestyle diseases attacking younger and younger age groups, environmental pollution, and global drug trafficking. The promises of technology will not greatly reduce the serious health risks these situations present. But where technology fails, parents can succeed. Parents can give their children a foundation of good health habits that enables them to resist disease and make wise choices in the future.

Educate Yourself

Where and how do you begin? Educate yourself. Every parent should have a thorough knowledge of the principles of disease prevention and wellness. Find information that gives logical, scientific explanations on how your body works and how to keep it working in the best order. Children will more readily reason

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References

  1. Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore, Home Made Health.

    RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN

    1. The human body felt sets by Betty Lukens: bettylukens.com
    2. PETA Kids—A kid’s guide to vegan nutrition: petakids.com

    RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

    1. Forks over Knives—changing the way the world understands nutrition: forksoverknives.com
    2. Health Revolution, a special issue of Last Generation magazine that includes how to address childhood obesity: lastgen.net
    3. Raising Vegan Kids—20+ Helpful Vegan Parenting Resources: veganrunnereats.com
    4. Life and Health Network: find evidence-based life and health media at lifeandhealth.org

About the authors

Jane Ahn was an editorial assistant for Last Generation magazine when she wrote this article. Betsy Mayer is an RN, and the managing editor of Last Generation magazine.

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