Five Minutes or Less for Health Weekly Tip: Teach Kids Healthy Habits

Healthy kids are more likely to become healthy adults. Be a role model and help your kids make safe and healthy choices every day.

• Buckle up every age, every seat, every trip.
• Put on a helmet during outdoor activities, including riding bikes and skating.
• Put on sunscreen and avoid indoor tanning.
• Brush and floss teeth with fluoride to help prevent tooth decay.
• Wash hands with clear running water and apply soap. Rub hands for at least 20 seconds, then rinse.
• Get a flu vaccine. Everyone needs a flu vaccine – every flu season.
• Be active with your kids. Children and adolescents need a total of 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
• Be smoke-free, and protect your children from second hand smoke.
• Be a healthy role model. Show your child what it means to be healthy.

Learn More

• Child Passenger Safety
• Oral Health
• Protect the Ones You Love: Child Injuries Are Preventable
• Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
• How We Can Protect Our Children from Second Hand Smoke
• Stop the Spread of Germs at Home, Work, and School
• Parent Information
• Flu Season is Around the Corner
• Skin Cancer Awareness