While having a discussion with a fellow health practitioner about physical activity, nutrition, and obesity related to U.S. children, I was caught off guard by how she related these truths to her family situation. On further thought, though, I realized that similar scenarios are probably being recreated in many families. 

Specifically, she mentioned that after a long day of work outside the home, engaging in physical activity with one’s children may not be an option because of household chores and dinner preparations, and allowing one’s children to play unsupervised outdoors in the evening may be a concern, for safety purposes. Instead, she and other parents keep their children occupied by placing them in front of the television to watch a show or movie.  

Read the entire piece at http://www.ncpad.org/418/2244/What~I~Have~Learned~This~Month~~Being~Active~as~a~
Family~Takes~Creativity.