Presenting the healthy lifestyle of 11–12 -year old children

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Leisure time and how it is spent are important to the health and well being of children and young people. Quality of sleep, nutrition, exercise and possible abuse of substances also have an impact on health. The purpose of the project was to present the healthy lifestyles of children age 11 to 12 to encourage them to pay attention to their own health and also reduce social isolation. The project wanted to raise discussion about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, to encourage children to talk about it also with adults, and strengthen parenthood, as parents act as role models for their children with regard to lifestyle, values and attitudes. It was also the intention to raise parents’ awareness of mutual responsibility, as each parent some times will need support. The aim was also to find new ways of cooperation between home, school and youth work to emphasise a healthy lifestyle for 5th and 6th class pupils in Kainuu and Kostomuksha and to support good practices in home and school environment. It was also the intention of the project to draft mutual guidelines for various age groups for the use of schools, homes and youth workers in Kainuu and Kostomuksha.

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