So a few healthy tips that we often forget about. The first is sleeping. It is important to sleep well at night, you know, averaging about 8 to 9 hours for teenagers, 10 to 13 hours for younger kiddos that are in school. Making sure you’re well rested, having a good sleep routine. Absolutely.

You also want to eat healthy. I know sometimes that’s a difficult one. You want the things that are unhealthy, right? But try to have some balance with it. It really does make a difference. At Harmony Pediatrics, we often tell our patients to eat the rainbow, so they’re eating their fruits, their grains, their veggies, their protein, their dairy – all the things.

And stay active is also very important – at least 30 minutes a day, three to four days a week. Absolutely, of physical activity. And don’t forget screen time – limit the screen time as much as you can. I know with school age kids, it gets kind of challenging because today everything’s – even your classwork is on a computer. But the screen time that we’re talking about is more of the video games, right? Your internet surfing, your TikTok videos. You want to limit that, and especially before bedtime – no screens an hour before bedtime. That’s right.

Remember, small choices today grow big healthy futures tomorrow.