{"id":59807,"date":"2025-05-29T03:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T03:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdhf.staging.not4prod.com\/?p=59807"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:20:33","slug":"building-healthy-habits-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdhf.ca\/en\/building-healthy-habits-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Healthy Habits for Kids\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Building Healthy Habits for Kids\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xsJJZIqd5mQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand the importance of building healthy habits in kids and appreciate how these habits benefit short and long-term well-being&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize the effect digestion has on kids\u2019 health&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize the effect healthy habits have on digestion&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify 5 nutrition habits to build for health&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify 3 non-nutrition habits to build for health&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Speaker <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bracha Kopstick is a Registered Dietitian specializing in adolescent nutrition, practicing with a weight-neutral approach to health. 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