Pediatrician stresses importance of healthy lifestyle while keeping children at home through pandemic

Updated: 9:55 AM CDT Jul 24, 2020

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YOUR STUDENT HEALTHY AND ACTIVE AT HOME. >> JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO TAKE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES AWAY. >> HE RECOMMENDS DESIGNATING YOUR HOME FOR SCHOOL. >> YOU CAN STILL HAVE RECESS AT YOUR HOUSE. YOU CAN HAVE EXERCISES, GO OUTSIDE. YOU ACTUALLY LEARN BETTER WHEN YOU DO GET SOME ACTIVITY. >> WHEN IT COMES TO EATING, LETTING YOUR KIDS RAID THE FRIDGE IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO GO. >> THAT WILL MAKE SHOPPING A LOT EASIER. COST-EFFECTIVE. WE KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY. YOU CAN LET THEM PLAN AHEAD AND SAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT? LETS INCORPORATE THIS INTO YOUR DECISION-MAKING. THAT HELPS THE FAMILY INTERACT. ITLL ALSO HELP YOU DECIDE. >> WITH THE STRESS CAUSED BY COVID, HE KNOWS THIS IS NORMAL. BUT WARRANTS THAT AN UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAN HURT YOUR KID LATER IN LIFE. >> WHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR TEEN YEARS AND THEY HAVE SOME EXTRA WEIGHT, THEIR BONES ARE GROWING, IT CAN PUT A LOT OF STRESS ON THEIR BONES. THERE ARE MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN AFFECT THEIR MUSCLES. LATER ON, IT CAN BE EFFECTIVE OF THEIR BLOOD SUGAR. THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE. OKLAHOMA HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE. ALL OF THAT GOES TOGETHER. IF THEY ARE OVERWEIGHT, IT WILL AFFECT THEIR

Pediatrician stresses importance of healthy lifestyle while keeping children at home through pandemic

Updated: 9:55 AM CDT Jul 24, 2020

Concern over those rising numbers in coronavirus cases leads some Oklahoma parents to keep their kids out of traditional classrooms. But at-home learning can also take a toll on children. We spoke with a pediatrician OU Children's who said Oklahoma ranks top 10 nationwide when it comes to adult and child obesity, stressing the importance of creating a balance between school, meals and exercise."Just because you may be at home for school doesn't mean that you have to take all the activities that you do at school away," said Ryan Brown, OU Children's pediatric emergency room physician.Watch the video above for the full story.

Concern over those rising numbers in coronavirus cases leads some Oklahoma parents to keep their kids out of traditional classrooms. But at-home learning can also take a toll on children.

We spoke with a pediatrician OU Children's who said Oklahoma ranks top 10 nationwide when it comes to adult and child obesity, stressing the importance of creating a balance between school, meals and exercise.

"Just because you may be at home for school doesn't mean that you have to take all the activities that you do at school away," said Ryan Brown, OU Children's pediatric emergency room physician.

Watch the video above for the full story.

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