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This topic was covered in digital natives and growing up online. Technological advances aimed at our children are keeping them from living more active/healthy lives. 

Posted: Reminiscing about the good old days when we were growing up is a memory trip well worth taking when trying to understand the issues facing the children of today. A mere 20 years ago, children used to play outside all day, riding bikes, playing sports and building forts.

Nourish Interactive is a web based company that is dedicated to supporting parents by providing them with useful information to help them improve their families health and educating children about the importance of nutrition and exercise. Free games, printables, recipes and tips provided.

Let's Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. The website includes sections on nutrition, physical fitness, as well as tips and step-by-step guides for parents and schools.

A team of students from the University of Central Florida (one of them is a coworker of mine) have developed a way to make robotic arms for kids using 3D printers

On any given day, teens in the United States spend about nine hours using media for their enjoyment, according to the report by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on helping children, parents and educators navigate the world of media and technology. Let's just put nine hours in context for a second.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has cut funding for disabled and poor children's healthcare. There was over $600 million surplus in the budget and Scott cut the funding anyway, leaving over 9,000 children and their families to fend for themselves.

Great article on how the Cuban population prevents illness so that they don't have to cure it. Healthcare in Cuba is free and even written in their constitution. Each citizen is given an annual health check up and ones who are not as healthy are seen more frequently. They teach their citizens how to be healthy so they don't get health-related diseases. Smart system and I think it should be integrated in other countries as well.

I love this post and thank you. So many to learn from. Cuba has always been on my list to visit!

LearntobeHealthy.org is an online health education center that has been designed to communicate physical and mental health science education concepts to students K-12 through health educational resources such as games, activities, and health education lesson plans.Membership required ($29.95/year) with many options for families and teachers.

This does not surprise me, children as well as adults need to limit their use of technology in order to live fuller, more balanced lives.

Advancement of wearable adhesive bandages that can monitor a multitude of different information. From a baby's temperature, to athletes training regimen. The wearable tech connects through bluetooth technology to send the data they collect to your mobile device for review.

Best Health Tips and guideline for men and women....