Weekly Challenge Makes a Healthy 2015 a Breeze

My Body Village Asks Children & Families to Make Commitment to Health
By: My Body Village
 
TORRANCE, Calif. - Dec. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- With the New Year quickly approaching, many people find themselves setting new health conscious goals for 2015. Children’s book author and certified nutrition coach, Justin Noble, offers a solution to help get kids involved in the healthy spirit with the My Body Village Weekly Challenge. This is a free feature offered on the new My Body Village website, http://www.MyBodyVillage.com.

Some healthy New Year’s resolutions suggested by the American Academy of Pediatrics include healthy habits like brushing teeth twice a day, and washing hands after going to the bathroom. For older kids, some suggestions are drinking water every day, drinking soda and fruit drinks only as special treats, eating fruits and vegetables daily, and practicing the idea of taking a break with things like reading or exercise when they feel stressed.1 These are some examples of the types of challenges that will appear on the My Body Village Weekly Challenge over the course of the year.

The earlier a child begins healthy habits, the more likely they are to grow into healthy adults. A Harvard University study suggests, “Health in the earliest years…lays the groundwork for a lifetime of well-being.”2 It’s never too early to get your child interested in health and wellness, not only for your child but also for society on the whole. The same study finds, “A vital and productive society…is built on a foundation of healthy child development.” This includes healthy lifestyle and relationships, both physically and mentally.3

One way to encourage this early development is to practice strengthening healthy choices as a family. Thus, exposing children to wellness through health education, and reinforcing the closeness of family relationship by practicing these New Year’s Resolutions together.

Premiering January 1st 2015, the My Body Village Weekly Challenge, on MyBodyVillage.com, encourages a new healthy habit every week, and provides a chart to track progress, which can be turned in to receive a prize for a job well done. It asks children and parents to make a commitment to their health. Getting children to make healthy choices is not always easy, but it is easier to achieve if the child is an active participant in this effort. An easy way for parents to implement a healthy New Year’s Resolution for their children for 2015 would be to set the goal to complete every task on the My Body Village Weekly Challenge throughout the year.

About My Body Village
The mission of the My Body Village series is to introduce young children and parents of all ages to the exciting world inside their bodies, in order to instill habits that will last a lifetime. This new series, for preschool ages and up, tackles health and wellness by personifying the body’s internal organs into relatable characters. Books available in early 2015, on Amazon and http://www.mybodyvillage.com.

About Justin Noble
Justin Noble is a certified nutrition coach, children's book author, and longtime lover of children's stories. Currently residing in Southern California, Noble was raised in the Texas Hill Country then relocated to New York City, where he developed the idea for My Body Village. ________________________________________________________________________
1 American Academy of Pediatrics (December 8, 2014). Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Kids. Retrieved Dec. 15, 2014. www.aap.org
2Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2010). The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood. Retrieved Dec 15, 2014. http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
3 ibid

For press materials, please go to http://mybodyvillage.com/press/ or to request an interview with Justin Noble, you may contact info@MyBodyVillage.com

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