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* They can help you to prepare meals. This is also a great time for children to open up to their parents. You will be surpirsed at the things they come out with. You also get to teach them tidbits each time you are preparing a meal.

* They should also learn good hygiene from you: Brushing hair and teeth, bathing/showering, washing hands before/after different things, etc.

* Allow them to create a food pyramid poster, graphic or whatnot.

* Help them to create a "Healthy Cookbook."

* Talk about how badly drugs can hurt the people who use them, as well as the ones they love.

* Talk about the medical issues of those you love. For instance, I have Asthma, Anemia and Osteoporosis. Skye has allergies and Tendonitis, and Zowie and I both have bouts of depression, as does my mother. My father died of Lupus, and its many complications. These conditions have been the topic of many conversations in our home. Whenever someone we know is diagnosed with something, we discuss it.