Additional Resources:
Caring for Kids – Information for parents from Canada’s paediatricians: https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/screen-time-and-young-children
Screen Time information from The Hospital for Sick Kids: http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/HealthandWellness/PhysicalActivitySportsandFitness/Pages/screen-time-overview.aspx
Create your own Family Media Plan – https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/Pages/default.aspx
Have a Device Free Dinner! https://www.commonsensemedia.org/device-free-dinner#
Family Dinner Project & 4 Weeks to Better Family Dinners – https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/
Reclaiming the Family Table Mealtimes and Children – http://opha.on.ca/Nutrition-Resource-Centre/NRC-Navigator/Resources/Reclaiming-the-Family-Table-Mealtimes-and-Child-He.aspx
Choose to Boost Veggies and Fruit
Please see Eat Right Ontario for a lot of great ideas: https://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/default.aspx
Traditional Food for Aboriginal People – https://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Aboriginal-Health/Traditional-Food-for-Aboriginal-People.aspx
Access to affordable food for Aboriginal People – https://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Aboriginal-Health/Access-to-affordable-food-for-Aboriginal-people.aspx
5 Steps to Healthy Eating for Children Aged 4 to 11
Steps parents or caregivers can take to ensure their child is getting the nutrients and energy they need to grow http://www.healthykidsmanitoulin.com/images/Healthy-Eating-Children-4-11.pdf