Education and Resources for Families

Healthy Eating, Activity and Community Resources for Families

Seattle Children’s wants you to have all the information you need to learn how to enjoy healthy eating and active living.

7-5-2-1-0: A Combination for Better Health

• 7-5-2-1-0 Tips
• 7-5-2-1-0 Tips (PDF) (Spanish)
• 7-5-2-1-0 Prescription Pad (PDF) (Spanish)
• Small Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle: 7-5-2-1-0 (video) (Spanish)
• 7-5-2-1-0: A Combination for Better Health poster (PDF) (Spanish)

Healthy Eating

• Healthy Eating Habits (PDF)
• Healthy Eating: Recipes from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute  
• Healthy Lifestyle: Saving Dollars on Food
• Healthy Lifestyle: Saving Dollars on Food (PDF)
• Ladybug Pancakes: Healthy Kids Cook from PCC (video)
• Ten Guidelines to Help Manage Your Weight (PDF) (Spanish)
• The Relationship of Sleep and Hunger (PDF) (Spanish)
• We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition  

Active Living

• Active Play Every Day
  • For 0-to-2-Year-Olds (PDF) (Chinese, Somali, Spanish)
  • For 0-to-2-Year-Olds in Seattle (PDF) (Chinese, Somali, Spanish)
  • For 3-to-5-Year-Olds (PDF) (Chinese, Somali, Spanish)
  • For 3-to-5-Year-Olds in Seattle (PDF) (Chinese, Somali, Spanish)
   
• Exercise and Children (PDF) (Spanish)
• We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition  

Community Organizations Offering Physical Activity

• King County Community Centers and Parks Programs
  • East King County (Chinese) (PDF)
  • Seattle (PDF) (Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese)
  • South King County (PDF) (Somali)
   
• Austin Foundation  
• Bicycling in Washington  
• Bike Works  
• Boys and Girls Clubs  
• Cascade Bicycle Club  
• Girls on the Run  
• Seattle Parks and Recreation  
• Washington State Parks  
• YMCA: Find Your YMCA  

Reducing Screen Time

• Active Bodies Active Minds  
• Tips to Reduce Screen Time