The Peterson Family

 

 

 

 

Photo credit: University of Delaware Alum Relations. Flickr.

We, too, believe in teaching by example and educating from an early age. My husband and I both exercise regularly and our children enjoy stretching with us when we are exercising at home. We feel that when we are healthy and active, we can be participate in physical play with them. We talk to them about why it's important to exercise/play and eat healthy and we like to use athletes, superheroes, and ourselves as examples of what healthy food and exercise can do. We also talk about how exercise and eating right can prevent illness and disease (not necessarily in those terms). Our kids are 6 and 4 and they get it!