Families
Interested in building healthier habits in your family? That’s great!
Healthy eating, physical activity, and limited screen time are important for everyones physical and mental health. They are especially important for kids! When children develop healthy habits early on, they are more likely to keep those habits and they grow. Live 5-2-1-0 is a message with four goals children can work towards every day, and that parents and families can support and encourage.
What can your family do?
- Take the Live 5-2-1-0 Pledge and support and encourage each other to work towards healthy habits every day!
- Check out our Tip Sheets for Families to help you get started
- Download and use the Live 5-2-1-0 App to set weekly goals related to healthy eating, physical activity, screen time, sleep, and more!
- Develop a family screen time plan (i.e., time limits for each family member, agree on acceptable content, determine screen free zones in the home (e.g., bedrooms, dining table), etc.)
- Prepare and eat meals together as a family
- Make water your family's drink of choice! Other healthy drink options are plain milk, or unsweetened fortified plant-based beverages (e.g. soy milk)
- Play outside together – visit a park, beach, playground, or Live 5-2-1-0 Playbox!
- Consider forming a walking or biking school bus with other families in your neighbourhood
- Grow veggies in your garden, or in containers if you’re short on outdoor space. Tips can be found in this article
How are families using Live 5-2-1-0 resources?
The following is a list of examples of how different communities have used the Live 5-2-1-0 resources and tools available for download from the Live 5-2-1-0 Resource Hub:
"I am a school counsellor and love these types of resources for parents and students (and also my own teenagers!)"
Interior community
"We are setting up an information booth in schools and malls to get the information out to everyone."
Outside of BC
"I plan to use with my children to encourage healthy behaviours."
Lower Mainland community
"I will start with my grandchildren, teaching them the simple steps to good health. I also plan to create a toolkit for nurses at [Name] General Hospital and [Community Name] General Hospital to use as a teaching resource for Pediatric inpatients and their parents."
Vancouver Island Community
"I would like to manage my kids screen time properly to benefit their physical and mental growth."
Lower Mainland community
"We will be having a Gift of Good food fundraiser to help fund healthy food for families who cannot afford it and healthy snacks in the classroom. Hoping to have these resources available to parents who are interested."
Vancouver Island Community
"We are brand new foster parents. Our foster daughter uses screens heavily as a coping method. She also struggles with processed foods. We plan to use the guidelines to help her develop healthier ways to cope in the future."
Vancouver Island Community
"I think it is a great idea to get my family on track with screen time. We are already very active, but this is a great tool to follow."
Interior community
