Preschooler Nutrition & Fitness
Klum's bribe for healthy kids
Staff writers Heidi Klum’s New Year’s Resolution has found her paying her kids to eat healthy.
Parents blind to early obesity in children
Melissa Davey Fed on a steady diet of fast food, soft drinks and television, 20 per cent of children are overweight or obese by the time they start kindergarten.
Dr. Joanna McMillan
The shocking sugar-coated truth
DR JOANNA MCMILLAN A spoonful of sugar helps the supplement go down? Dr. Joanna McMillan reveals what is hiding in your child's vitamins.
Are your kids future Biggest Loser stars?
MICHELLE BRIDGES If you don't feed your kids well, you'll be setting them up for a very unhealthy life.
TV linked to children's unhealthy eating
A survey has found that television viewing is associated with unhealthy eating at all times.
Carrie's project: get Ollie to sleep in time
As a single, working mother who is often on set until 8pm, TV presenter Carrie Bickmore struggles to get her four-year-old son Ollie to bed early.
Parents in denial about obesity
Cosima Marriner Many parents are ''in complete denial'' about their child's weight, obesity specialists say.
Off to a fat start
We all have to take responsibility for childhood obesity to combat it, writes Michelle Bridges.
Striking a balance
AS A DOCTOR, Andrew Rochford knows the importance of limiting screen time to help prevent childhood obesity. As a parent, he says it is just ''commonsense''.
Don’t hide veggies, enjoy them
DR JOANNA MCMILLAN The battle to get vegies into our kids seems to be universal and fraught parents will try anything to get something naturally green into their offspring.
Healthy eating starts with what goes in the pantry: Rowntree
Danielle Teutsch If Catriona Rowntree's two-year-old son, Andrew, is peckish, he can chew on home-grown apples, mulberries, strawberries and cherry tomatoes.
Fussy eaters sorted
QUIRKY KID For most parents, getting their children to eat vegetables can sometimes be a difficult task. Dinner table tantrums and cries of distaste are a familiar scene to many households, leaving parents to come up with clever ways to coax vegetables into fussy tummies.
Why not all white bread is bad
KATIE CARLIN While most of us grew up with a love for fluffy, white bread it seems that white bread has not loved us back. But are all white breads bad for you?
Plastic leaching and other unnatural hazards
DR JOANNA MCMILLAN To give us the best chance of good health, not to mention the effects on the environment, I advise choosing organic and earth friendly products.
Football is simply child's play for the Soccajoeys
Aaron Cook, Ella Rubeli The 2030 FIFA World Cup and 2031 Women's World Cup might be a long way off, but a team of potential competitors has been honing their skills at the Five Dock Leisure Centre for the past few weeks.
Elmo, Big Bird lend a hand
Michelle Griffin Big Bird has lost his nest during ''a big emergency''. Elmo has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Bert and Ernie lend a helping hand.
Sweet poison
Is junk food child abuse?
Absolutely, says Michelle Bridges, parents have a responsibility to feed their children healthy food.
Study
Childhood obesity starting to improve
Julie Robotham Australia's childhood obesity epidemic has finally gone into reverse, according to a study that highlights a small but steady fall in the proportion of preschoolers deemed overweight during the past decade.
11 kid's party food ideas
Looking for some healthier options to chips and hot dogs for your next children's party? We've found 11 fun food ideas, from classics like frogs in a pond to surprising new favourites like sushi and dumplings. For heartier fare, try lamb pasties.
Preschoolers not active enough
Julia Medew Most preschoolers spend 85 per cent of their waking hours inactive, research has found.
The junk food rules
Karen Fischer Just because you want your child to be healthy doesn’t mean you have to put a lifetime ban on all junk food. However, it’s a good idea to control or restrict how often they consume unhealthy treats because they can promote poor concentration, tantrums and fussy eating habits.
