Health+Information

In term 1 2014 we looked at Healthy Living as part of our YOLO unit. Some of the questions we looked at, along with some websites to help you find answers, were:

//How much sleep does a 10 year old need each night?//
 * [|The Telegraph's Health Q&A]
 * [|UK NHS: How much sleep do kids need?]
 * Yahoo Answers: [|How many hours of sleep does a ten year old need each night?]
 * [|Australian Centre for Education in Sleep]

//How much exercise does a 10 year old need each day?//
 * [|United States Department of Agriculture guidelines]
 * [|UK NHS: How much exercise should my child do?]
 * [|Healthy Kids NSW]
 * Australian Department of Health: [|Activity Guidelines for 5-12 year olds]

//What is a healthy limit on screen time for children each day?//
 * Australian Department of Health: [|Activity Guidelines for 5-12 year olds]
 * New York Daily News: [|Parents should limit screen time to 2 hours a day]
 * Raising Children Network: [|Children and TV, DVD and video games]
 * CSIRO Health and Wellbeing: [|Recreational screen time]