Look after your child’s physical health
Did you know that you can support your child’s growth and development if you:
Look after your child’s physical health
Why is this important to you and your child?
It helps with your child's physical development
It is important to look after your family’s physical health. This includes helping your family to eat a varied and healthy diet, building exercise into their day and looking after their oral health.
Things you can do
- Introduce vitamins to all children aged 4 and under, as per Department of Health guidelines
- Brush teeth in the morning and in the afternoon as your child’s teeth grow
- Register with a dentist before your child's first birthday
- Make sure your child is active (not being still) for at least three hours spread throughout the day
- Walk short distances to the shops or the nursery
- Get off the bus a stop before you need to get off
- Can be floor-based or water-based (swim, object play, messy play, dance, jump, climb, scoot, skip, cycle)
If you’d like support, talk to
- One body one life programme at BeActiveBeHealthy@swft.nhs.uk
- Coventry Infant Feeding Team
- Health Visitors
- Midwives
- Your nursery setting, children centre groups or local playgroups
- Your Family Hub
Other support available in Coventry
- Coventry Healthy Eating Directory - Healthy Eating
- Coventry Information Directory - Exercise and Fitness
- Call Oral Health at 024 7696 1321
- NHS - Find a dentist
- Coventry Family Health and Lifestyle Service (0-19 years)
- Coventry School Nursing Service - Coventry Family Health and Lifestyle Service (0-19 years) - and use the School Nursing tab or email: swg-tr.charteravenueschoolnursing@nhs.net