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Text Box: Everywhere we turn today we are encouraged to become more active, eat healthier, and to live a healthier lifestyle. But for some of us that have left a permanent indention in the cushions on our couch, the thought of changing our comfortable lifestyle is not only daunting, but down right scary. If you’ve not been physically active for some time, it’s important that you aim to make gentle, steady progress rather than going all out.

Text Box: The best way to start is to carry on with your normal everyday routine, but do things in a way that requires a bit more energy. Why not try one or more of the following: When you walk, walk faster. Use the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. If you use the escalator, walk up instead of standing still. Take the dog for a walk or offer to take someone else’s dog out. Play a sport with your child.

Text Box: Have your child teach you the latest dance moves. If you are very inactive, start with a five-minute walk each day and increase it by five minutes each week.

Text Box: When you are sick, keep your distance from others. Stay home. If possible, stay home when you are sick to keep from affecting others. Please remember your child only has 5 parent notes per semester so use them wisely. Cover your mouth & nose. Cover your mouth & nose with a tissue when coughing & sneezing.

Text Box: Influenza, also called “the flu”, is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract. Flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle aches, & extreme fatigue. Flu vaccines are a great way decrease your risk of getting the flu, but there are also other ways to protect yourself & your children from spreading germs & getting sick.Avoid close contact.

Text Box: Wash your hands. Wash your hands regularly to keep away germs. Www.cdc.gov Www. Tennessee.gov

Text Box: counts. If you believe homework is important, so will your child. To stress homework’s importance: Share your expectations. Tell your child you expect he’ll have homework and that he will do it. Say homework is your child’s

Text Box: “job”. Adults have jobs. So do kids. School is a child’s “work”. Discuss how homework helps. Talk about skills homework teaches. It helps kids plan and manage their time. It also fosters responsibility.

Text Box: Teachers assign children homework as early as kindergarten. It might be only 5 or 10 minutes. But every minute counts toward helping children learn. Whether your child will do his homework will depend a lot on you. It’s your attitude that