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The well-organized (and subscription based) Future of Children website contains publications that focus on the well-being of children. Recent publications include childhood obesity, health and wellness, education, and poverty's impact on children's lives. This site includes research from Princeton University and the Brookings Institute. The Center for Research on Child Well-Being can also be accessed from this site.

You've probably read about it in newspapers and seen it on the news: in the United States, the number of obese children and teens has continued to rise over the past two decades.1 You may wonder: Why are doctors and scientists troubled by this trend? And as parents or other concerned adults, you may also ask: What steps can we take to help prevent obesity in our children? This page provides answers to some of the questions you may have and provides you with resources to help you keep your family healthy.

The concept behind the Exercise US program is to motivate children to become physically fit and healthy by making fitness fun. Children will enjoy the concept of participating in 10 continuous hours of fitness from coast to coast. Schools or organizations that sign up will partake in 15 minutes of exercise at their location. When their 15 minute time allotment is over, they have completed their portion of the program. At that moment, in a new location, the next exercise session will begin, which could potentially be in a different state. The program will begin at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, and finish at 3:00 p.m. pacific time

Welcome to the premier site for health & physical education teachers, parents and students. Our goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children. To motivate, we offer fun kids fitness programs such as Log It and the PEC Challenge. We have over 1800 published lesson ideas

We are here to help those who would like to use active games as a developmental tool in the classroom, at home, and/or in large spaces. Games are a wonderful way to teach valuable life skills while children have fun. This requires carefully selected games that include everyone with lots of turns, each at their personal level, and make the difference among players a bonus for all rather than a liability

Welcome to the premier site for health & physical education teachers, parents and students. Our goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children.

Up-to-date information on childhood obesity. Recent news and scientific publications related to the nation's efforts to increase physical activity and improve dietary practices in children and adolescents.

Looking for kids games? How about rules for playground games, verses for jump-rope rhymes, and much more??? You have come to right place!