Adults aren’t the only ones who should be thinking heart smart this February, as heart disease is a concern for an increasing number of children, too. Research shows that overweight kids are more likely to develop heart disease as adults. And many overweight children already have conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which puts them at risk for heart disease now.
The good news is that most kids can address these risks with changes in diet and exercise. Throughout February, which is American Heart Month, BeSmartBeWell.com highlights the heart risks facing overweight kids and provides advice for how to manage them.
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24-hour preschool television channel Sprout will premiere The Super Sproutlet Show – an entertaining, interactive two-hour block of programming designed to help preschoolers and their families recognize the importance of healthy living – on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Airing daily at 2:00 p.m. ET, The Super Sproutlet Show is hosted by LazyTown’s larger-than-life action hero Sportacus, and Sprout’s newest original character Bean, a young girl who lives in the real world and bikes across the country with her “Bean Pod” finding everyday “Sproutlets” (i.e. preschoolers) who are being super active, healthy and kind to the earth.
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Superdude spun from the fabric of Andy Warhol's Factory tries to get this serious message across in a comical fashion.
KIDS STAY AWAY FROM THAT JUNKFOOD!!!
Superdude credits his longevity to eating the correct organic food, exercising ( tai chi & meditation) and no abusive use of Drugs or Alcohol. His latest CD
http://igetitapps.com/ i Get It offers some of the best educational apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, autism apps, and iPad apps for special needs kids. i Get It applications are designed to support language skill development and facilitate cognitive growth through building language skills. Typically developing young children and individuals with developmental delays, such as PDD-NOS, autism, down syndrome or TBI will benefit from these interactive applications. Autism apps have been recently featured on TV shows as a great way of communication for people whose condition prevents them from speaking. i Get It apps have been featured on AutismSpeaks.org, Snapps4kids.com, A4cwsn and many others. Please go to http://igetitapps.com/ to see all our apps.
Sydney Festival opened its 2012 program with Australia’s largest free outdoor cultural event, Festival First Night, attracting hundreds of thousands of people into the city centre for eight hours of music, theatre, dance and visual arts. Headlining the event was internationally-acclaimed music superstar Manu Chao, who had 60,000 people dancing to his unique blend of Latin reggae. Audiences thrilled to a mix of Australian and international entertainment including a 1950s swing dance, painted caravans, Australian singer-songwriter Meagan Washington, Indigenous singer Gurrumul and dapper Jamaican gents, The Jolly Boys. Keeping things at a lively pace were street performances by Tuba Skinny, Lewis Floyd Henry and Norman J and his Good Times Bus. Casper Babypants, Holly Throsby and Erth’s mythical puppet creatures kept the kids laughing and dancing throughout the afternoon.
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National Geographic Super Readers get kids excited about reading. Gorgeous photography and high interest topics are presented in a kid friendly format designed to suit your child’s reading level. Go to http://bit.ly/sV95Kx and download a free poster. After reading each book, go online and download free badges and prizes. Childrens, Educational
In an effort to encourage children to spend more time outdoors and reconnect with nature, the USDA Forest Service and the Ad Council today announced that they are joining Universal Pictures to launch a series of public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring characters and footage from Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming 3D-CG feature Dr Seuss’ The Lorax.
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