Family Healthy Active Living / Sedentary/Screen Time
Family healthy active living/sedentary behaviour/screen time: Decrease sedentary pastimes and encourage daily and frequent physical activity, with parents as role models, through interactive floor-based play for infants, and free and unstructured outdoor active play for young children. Counsel on appropriate media use; for children <2 years, screen time (e.g., TV, computer, electronic games) is not recommended except for video-chatting; for children 2-4 years, screen time should be limited to <1 h/day; less is better; educational and prosocial programming is better.
CSEP guidelines Screen time and preschool children (CPS) Healthy devel through outdoor risky play (CPS)
Parent Resources
Government of Canada
Children and Physical Activity - Health Canada
Caring For Kids - Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
Snowmobiles: Safety Tips for Families - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Water Safety for Young Children - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Frostbite - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Winter Safety - Canadian Paedistric Society – Caring for Kids
Playground Safety - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Sports – Related Concussions - Canadian Pediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Physical Activity for Children and Youth - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
When is My Child Ready For Sports? - CPS – Caring for Kids
About Kids Health - The Hospital for Sick Children
Finding and Keeping a Healthy Body Weight - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Dressing for the Cold - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Cold Weather Injuries - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Heat-related Illness: How to Prevent - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Helmets: How they Prevent Injury - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Sleep: Learning Hub - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Sensory development and activities for children older than 2 years - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Spatial reasoning skills: How to foster in children - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
UnlockFood.ca - Dietitians of Canada
Tips for Raising Kids with Healthy Habits - Dietitians of Canada - UnlockFood.ca
Parachute Canada
Cycling: Child carriers and trailers - Parachute Canada
Winter outdoor safety - Parachute Canada
Playgrounds and play spaces - Parachute Canada
Drowning: Play parks and water features - Parachute Canada
Unstructured outdoor play and risky play - Parachute Canada