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This website shows numerous ways for children to educate themselves on how to become and stay healthy through various nutritional techniques in addition to physical activities. It also has information about emotional health. Plus, the website aims to educate parents on how to keep their kids healthy and happy. I really like this website, it provides a great source of information, plus it is a field I am highly interested in.

The American Physical Therapy Association has a separate section just for pediatrics. This website has multiple links to other pages that provide information about specialized treatments and equipment just for children. I am very interested in learning more about pediatrics and how things can be modified to children so this is very interesting.

Because of childhood obesity becoming a very big topic in society today, schools in the state where I graduated high school are restricting and even eliminating the use of vending machines in schools. This minimizes access to junk food to children during the school day. If children are having access to chips and soda, it is at home and occurring because a parent gave permission.

This website explains what organic is, why not go organic, and how to get started! It has tabs for education, kids, blogs, and more. I find this very useful for answering all kinds of qestions concerning organic questions.

This website is designed to educate and involve individuals in an organic lifestyle. Within the website, articles informing you on how to budget an organic diet, where to find a store that sells organic foods, and different product reviews are present. The authors also debunk myths about organic foods and lists the top ten reasons why you, as a smart consumer, should choose to eat and drink organic. There is also a section specifically for children that encourage them to eat healthy during lunchtime and how to prepare an organic packed lunch. Blogs are also linked to this website which illustrate the best meal plans and recipes for an organic diet. The website was created by Organic Vision, LLC and its sole mission is to inform society about the benefits are choosing organic. Great information and entertaining articles.

This website is great for parents. It contains tips for mothers on losing baby weight, healthy pregnancy diets, and has resources for any questions you might have as a parent. It also contains health information for infants and children.

This website offers links to 9 different projects that Bright Futures is currently doing. Focused at the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Bright Futures initiative aims to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities. It provides information and resources on health promotion and awareness.

This website offers tips and solutions to help improve fine motor development for children. I chose this website because this it something I would like to do someday.

The american association of intensive pediatric physical therapy specializes in children with neuromuscular disorders. Many of the clinics have specialized equipment for cerebral palsy patients that help in the rehabilitation of particular muscles effected by such harsh disorders. Their mission is to improve the quality of theses children's live through rehabilitation techniques which is exactly what I would love to be a part of one day. Nothing is better than helping a child in need, especially ones hurting in so many ways.

Kool Kidz is another organization that works with children with serious neuromuscular disorders. Their main focus is for kids to be able to function in their natural environment and acquire necessary everyday skills. I choose this because I like how they keep it natural and don't necessarily urge them to get to a sport level status, but just back to normal.

Movement Discoveries is a physical therapy center that offers specialized aquatic and yoga programs for children with general to serious injuries. They have infant programs as well as OT and speech centers to offer to the patients as needed. I like when clinics have many different specializations in one place making everything very convenient to the patient.

This website is about Victory Junction, which is a camp for children with chronic diseases or serious illnesses including Autism, Diabetes, burn victims, and spina bifida, and many more. This camp is located in Greensboro, NC. I chose this website because I am trying to become a camp counselor for this summer

The Mayo Clinic has been a leading healthcare database for a number of years. This specific article discusses symptoms, causes, risk factors etc. of obesity. It even offers advice to prevent childhood obesity and support for those with obese children.

This website covers basically every aspect of wellness. They have links to the best places to visit for wellness, information about vitamin supplements, massage therapy, exercise, and blogs where people discuss their own personal wellness. It also covers not only general wellness, but also specific wellness for men, women, teens, children, pets and relationships.

This website is a great source that offers solutions for sustainable living. The basis behind this is site is to give the reader proper information for creating their own toxin-free home, as well as a simple, self-sufficient life. This website, along with other sites that offer guidelines towards an eco friendly living, are a great source for parents in order for them to create an eco friendly environment for their families as well as to establish healthy patterns that their children will possess as they grow.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a program run by the American Heart Association. This website allows access to the blogs that the program writes. Blogs that inform the public of events and news. The purpose of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation is to "create a healthier generation and positively affect the places that can make a difference to a child's health: homes, schools, restaurants, doctors' offices and communities".

This website is for the national organization The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity. The organization aims to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by changing public policies and creating healthier environments in schools and communities.

This website is a subset of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It gives children an outlet to play games about health and wellness, learn fun facts, and monitor their own activities and eating habits. It is an educational website geared towards kids; also it is setup so that it is 100% accessible for kids.