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March 7, 2008 Food Pyramid
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Suggested Show to View:Arthur (Episode #203) - "D.W., the Picky Eater" It's wrong to call D.W. a picky eater. Just wrong. The only things she won't eat are vegetables, fish, fruit, and meat. So it's not her fault when she has a tantrum in a restaurant--I mean, someone tried to slip her some spinach! Is this the end of D.W.'s nights on the town? Will she miss Grandma Thora's birthday bash? (Based on the book by Marc Brown.) March 14, 2008 Personal Hygiene for Kids
Take a bath or shower every day Set aside a few special toys that are always part of your child’s bath time fun Purchase kid-friendly hygiene products such as soapy mitts and bubble bath Frequently wash your hands Teach your child to use warm water and soap To thoroughly clean their hands, have your child sing their ABC’s while vigorously washing their hands. Not only is it fun, but it helps them to properly clean their hands. Brush your teeth 2-3 times a day To encourage brushing, purchase kid friendly toothpaste Rinse toothbrush with hot water and allow your toothbrush to air dry in a cabinet or drawer away from counter Replace toothbrush frequently Avoid sugary snacks 
Create a daily behavioral chart to motivate your child to practice good personal hygiene
Supplies: Poster board, black sharpie, foam letters, various markers, and any stickers Instructions:
Have fun keeping your body healthy! March 21, 2008 Get Up and Get Moving! Sesame Street LIVE is coming to town and we’re getting ready for action along with Super Grover and his closest muppet friends! On April 13th WQLN Education is hosting a Meet ‘n’ Greet before the show where Super Grover loses his “superness.” But don’t worry! The Fabulous Five, a new team of Sesame heroes, work to put the "super" back in Super Grover. Teaching lessons of healthy habits through song and dance, Sesame Street friends explore exercise, nutrition, sleep/energy and hygiene – all in a quest to get Super Grover ready for action. Let’s get ready for action ourselves before the big show! First, we’ll need to stretch... Sesame Super Stretch What You Need:
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What You Do: This is a fun game for children of all ages, its called ping pong popcorn! All you will need is something to “pop” the popcorn in, a pillow case or small sheet, and the fun begins. You put the ping pong balls in the center of the pillow case and have each child hold a corner. The children can then start bouncing the pillow case up and down and soon the “popcorn” will start popping! The kids will have to chase the runaway ping pong balls and try to keep as many balls in the pillow case as they can. It is a fun way to get children to enjoy physical activity, and to get them up and moving! Some of the benefits of physical activity in children are that it helps build stronger muscles, lowers risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and becoming obese. The three elements of fitness for a child are endurance, strength, and flexibility. Make sure to incorporate these three elements in their physical activities. Giving your child good tips on nutrition and exercise will help them have a bright and healthy future. Move Together! Look at me! Look at you! Look what our bodies can do. Dance! Dance! Run! Run! Moving our bodies is so much fun! We can jump. Jump! We can hop. Hop! We can wiggle. Wiggle! We can stop. Stop! We can twist. Twist! We can tap. Tap! We can stomp. Stomp! We can clap. Clap! And we can sit… sit And we can rest… rest And we can be our very best. We whisper. We breathe. We smile and then, We start to move all over again! March 28, 2008 Fear of M.R.I. Tests 
M.R.I. Tests – or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tests -- are used to diagnose many health issues in children and adults. Today’s episode of Ready, Set, Learn explores M.R.I. machines and procedures, hopefully to alleviate some of the fears of having an M.R.I. completed. While there is absolutely no pain associated with an M.R.I., patients – especially those who are claustrophobic – are fearful of having the test done. Some will even avoid a medical diagnosis just because of a fear of M.R.I. machines. It’s important to ease the fears of your child should he or she need to have an M.R.I. scan completed.
The MRI machine sits in a large room and looks like a tunnel. The patient lies down on a table that slides into the tunnel. One parent, spouse or friend may remain in the MRI room during the exam. A technologist operates the MRI machine from outside the room behind a glass window. He or she will talk and listen to you or your child through an intercom. The technologist will help you if you need anything during the exam. MRI examination of the heart usually lasts 45-90 minutes. The MRI machine will make loud banging and clicking noises during most of the exam, but we will give you/your child earplugs to soften the noise. Some M.R.I. centers will even provide earphones so the patient can listen to music during the testing process. Most testing centers will allow a patient to visit the site beforehand, to see the equipment, and to ask questions in preparation. Open M.R.I. centers also exist and provide access to machines that aren’t a complete tunnel or tube. These types of M.R.I. machines are a terrific option for patients with claustrophobia. Hospital visits – and even doctor’s office visits – can be very scary for young children. Here are a number of resources to help you prepare your child for a lifetime of healthy visits with medical professionals:
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