As if giggles and smiles aren’t enough of a reason to get active with your family, Saturday, September 27, 2014, is Family Health & Fitness Day. This national health and fitness event promotes family involvement in physical activity, one of the goals of the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health.
For some of us, the lazy days of summer are over. For others, there’s a couple more weeks of summertime fun left before the craziness of the school year begins. Nonetheless, for all of us, the stressors of school are upon us. We’re back to worrying about reading and writing, math and science, and then, there’s lunch and snacks.
I have mommy guilt. Serious, deeply-rooted mommy guilt. Other than those seldom moments where I really feel as though I’m rocking this mom thing, mommy guilt is alive and eating at me. I could have fed my kids better food today. I should have spent more time with my kids today. Did I really need to raise my voice to get them to stop fighting (again!)?
It’s official, summer is finally here! I’ve been dreaming about these days since January. I had these wonderful plans in my head to limit screen time, engage my kids in amazing active learning opportunities, and essentially, be mom of the year. Well, I’ve found out why the phrase “Lazy days of summer” exists; it’s because this mom is tired and admittedly lazy. The learning opportunities for my kids have turned into learning about what cartoons are available on the TV and the activity is unfortunately limited to how fast they can move their fingers on their video games.
Well, it’s time to admit it, I wasn’t practicing what I preached. Having my kids eat vegetables, sure! Trading out screen time for family physical activity, absolutely! Starting a home garden, no way!!!
I have a black thumb and I’m not joking about this. I’m horrible when it comes to plants. Did you know they need water?!? Apparently, I need a living thing to scream/bark/cluck (chickens) at me to remind me of their needs. Obviously, plants don’t do this, so in my house, they die.
