Create “Family Glue” and Build a
Healthy, Happy Home
2 session version – part 1
Create family glue: Care for yourself
♥ Doing well as a parent begins with feeling
healthy.
Create family glue: Care for yourself
♥ Doing well as a parent begins with feeling
healthy.
♥ Take good care of yourself by managing
your time.
Create family glue: Care for yourself
♥ Doing well as a parent begins with feeling
healthy.
♥ Take good care of yourself by managing
your time.
♥ You teach by your example.
Create family glue: Care for yourself
♥ Doing well as a parent begins with feeling
healthy.
♥ Take good care of yourself by managing
your time.
♥ You teach by your example.
♥ Children learn what they live.
Create family glue: Bond with your child
♥ Children learn to trust and feel secure in
happy homes.
Create family glue: Bond with your child
♥ Children learn to trust and feel secure in
happy homes.
♥ Know how your child is developing.
Create family glue: Bond with your child
♥ Children learn to trust and feel secure in
happy homes.
♥ Know how your child is developing.
♥ Use routines and limits to help children
feel safe and loved.
♥ Cuddle up and read storybooks
every day.
♥ Set regular times for family meals,
fun times, baths, and bedtime.
Create family glue: Bond with your child
♥ Children learn to trust and feel secure in
happy homes.
♥ Know how your child is developing.
♥ Use routines and limits to help children
feel safe and loved.
♥ Fix family problems by being a
leader.
Create family glue: Move more, sit less
♥ Enjoy physical activity every day.
♥ Limit screen time.
♥ No screen time for a child under 2 years.
♥ No televisions or computers in bedrooms.
Active play for the entire family
There are many ways to play.
Plan a time for active play each day – at least
a few minutes. Aim for 60 minutes!
Active play for the entire family
There are many ways to play.
Plan a time for active play each day – at least
a few minutes. Aim for 60 minutes!
Examples:
Play catch
Jump rope
Swing a toy hoop
Bicycle together
Chase bubbles
Play volleyball or
badminton
Play Hopscotch
Walk, listen, and talk
Fly a kite
Be a cheerleader
Throw a flying disk
Be the best “healthy habits” role
model you can be.
Small changes over time can
make a BIG difference.
You’re on your way!
Home Is Where the Health Is graphics by Patti Ray, Graphic Artist
Carole Gnatuk, Ed.D., Extension Specialist for Child Development
Rosie Allen, M. S., Gallatin County Extension Agent for Family and
Consumer Sciences
Janet Kurzynske, Ph.D., R.D., Extension Specialist for Food and Nutrition
January 2009; revised August 2012
Copyright © 2012, 2009, for materials developed by University of Kentucky
Cooperative Extension. This publication may be reproduced in portions or its entirety
for educational or nonprofit purposes only. Permitted users shall give credit to the
author(s) and include this copyright notice.
Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or
national origin.
Create “Family Glue” and Build a
Healthy, Happy Home
2 session version – part 1
Review from last session
♥ What did you try from last week?
♥ What ideas have you been using to care
for yourself since the last time we met?
♥ How were you able to be a leader in fixing
a family problem this week?
♥ What have you done to move
more?
Create family glue: Eat smart
♥ Eat meals together, without television.
Create family glue: Eat smart
♥ Eat meals together, without television.
♥ Offer healthy food regularly.
Create family glue: Eat smart
♥ Eat meals together, without television.
♥ Offer healthy food regularly.
♥ Give only two choices at a time.
♥ The choices should both be OK with you.
♥ It’s OK not to make everything a
choice.
Create family glue: Eat smart
♥ Eat meals together, without television.
♥ Offer healthy food regularly.
♥ Give only two choices at a time.
♥ Children have to learn to like fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains.
Create family glue: Eat smart
♥ Eat meals together, without television.
♥ Offer healthy food regularly.
♥ Give only two choices at a time.
♥ Children have to learn to like fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains.
♥ Avoid the “clean plate club.”
♥ I decide what to eat;
my child decides how much.
Create family glue: Eat smart
♥ Eat meals together, without television.
♥ Offer healthy food regularly.
♥ Give only two choices at a time.
♥ Children have to learn to like fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains.
♥ Avoid the “clean plate club.”
♥ Limit children’s exposure to
food and beverage advertising.
If your child Is overweight…
♥ Children come in all sizes.
♥ Don’t put a child on a diet without the
supervision of a doctor or registered
dietitian.
♥ Make food choices in your home
as healthy as possible.
♥ Occasional treats are OK.
♥ Help your child grow into a
healthy weight.
Avoid restrictions
♥ Restriction nearly always backfires and
makes the problem worse.
♥ Avoid power struggles.
Create family glue: Make meal times
family times
♥ Make mealtimes happy, wholesome times.
♥ Make time to listen, talk, smile, and understand
each other.
Create family glue: Make meal times
family times
♥ Make mealtimes happy, wholesome times.
♥ Make time to listen, talk, smile, and understand
each other.
♥ Practice positive guidance with your child.
Create family glue: Make meal times
family times
♥ Make mealtimes happy, wholesome times.
♥ Make time to listen, talk, smile, and understand
each other.
♥ Practice positive guidance with your child.
♥ Make meals attractive, sensory experiences.
♥ Find new color and texture food
combinations.
♥ Serve locally grown products
as much as possible.
Create family glue: Make meal times
family times
♥ Make mealtimes happy, wholesome times.
♥ Make meals attractive sensory experiences.
♥ Avoid mindless eating.
Create family glue: Snack smart
♥ Choose snacks from MyPlate.
♥ Keep kids’ portions, kid-size.
Create family glue: Snack smart
♥ Choose snacks from MyPlate.
♥ Keep kid portions, kid-size.
♥ Avoid using food for rewards, bribes, or
comfort.
Be the best “healthy habits” role
model you can be.
Small changes over time can
make a BIG difference.
You’re on your way!
Home Is Where the Health Is graphics by Patti Ray, Graphic Artist
Carole Gnatuk, Ed.D., Extension Specialist for Child Development
Rosie Allen, M. S., Gallatin County Extension Agent for Family and
Consumer Sciences
Janet Kurzynske, Ph.D., R.D., Extension Specialist for Food and Nutrition
January 2009; revised August 2012
Copyright © 2012, 2009, for materials developed by University of Kentucky
Cooperative Extension. This publication may be reproduced in portions or its entirety
for educational or nonprofit purposes only. Permitted users shall give credit to the
author(s) and include this copyright notice.
Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or
national origin.