Health
Text: Dinnertime Conversations, by The Mr. and Mrs., M Family Inc., 2013. Topics covered include:
- Twinkies – what they are, why they will kill you
- McDonald's Restaurants – avoid them like the plague (plus, the toys are overrated)
- real food vs. fake food and how to know the difference
- fats and calories and why homemade blueberry muffins are so dang good
- table manners and why we need them
- T.V. will rot your brain and sitting in the house all day long rots your body
- Barney Fife – what can we learn?
- you're not hungry, you're just bored
- how to make yogurt and bread from scratch
- self-esteem – how much is too much?
- teamwork strategies, or, stop yelling at your brother so much!
- the value of a clean bedroom with all the Playmobil off the floor
- bath night – dirty elbows, smelly toes and what to do about them
- plaque, the dentist and you
- loose teeth – wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!!
- picking up trash for fun and profit
- money, money money – American Girl Dolls and Legos are not all you need to be happy
- basic first aid: boo boos, bruises, and band aids
- home safety: don't play with lit candles or put your soup on your head
- tissues: the best place to wipe a runny nose
- Who's the boss around here? Family dynamics and the way things work best at our house
- the great gift of our amazing bodies and minds
this made me laugh, I must remember it if I am ever asked to provide such information. Roz
ReplyDeleteHope this 'text' is available when I next have to formally teach health! I would add "Fruit snacks: not really fruit (even the *natural* ones)". I have a feeling J wouldn't believe me anyway.
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