My Second Set of Sources

My second set of sources has unfortunately come from the internet again. I was really hoping to make it into the library but didn’t get a free moment this weekend. I will be going this weekend though. One of the sources I found on the link that our professor provided for us. The lii.org link. I found this to be very helpful. It gives you an article and then has many sources within that article. I did a lot of research and used the best sources that were used in the articles. For the second one I actually went back to the database provided through Front Range but went into the Academic Search Premier instead of The Point of View tab.

One of the sources came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. It was the article that gave me many sources from within it. One of the things I want to focus on the most in my paper is the fact that I believe technology plays a bigger part in childhood obesity than lunchroom food does. I have gotten a little frustrated with this because I haven’t been able to find good sources to help support this. When I found this website I hit the jackpot. I finally found three really good sources in one article. All of these sources finally talk about technology and how much children watch TV compared to how much they actually exercise. Now I am in search of the source that states how long obesity has been a problem and how they have been run with technology.

The second source is very helpful because it talks about the importance of physical education in schools and the importance of parent involvement in order to help with the obesity issues. It gives parents very helpful tips on things they can do with their children to help them become active. The great thing about physical activity is that it can include the whole family. Parents can stay healthy as well. Across the nation: only 3.8 percent of elementary schools, 7.9 percent of middle schools and 2.1 percent of high schools provide daily physical education. (Green, Riley, and Hargrove)

I hate it that people have become so lazy that the outcome has to affect the health of their children. I really wish people would think about how getting up and taking a walk is so much better than laying around, eating junk food while playing video games. This needs to start at home. Parents need to realize that they have to lead by example. Play with your kids outside, go for a hike, or even just a walk. In the long run it benefits everyone.

 

 

Green, Gregory, Clarence Riley, and Brenda Hargrove. “Physical Activity and Childhood Obesity:

               Strategies and Solutions for Schools and Parents. Education (2012):Vol.132 Issue 4 p915-920

               Academic Research Premier. Web. 2012.

 

Rideout V & Hamil E. (2006). The Media Family: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers,

               Preschoolers, and their Parents. Menlo Park, CA: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; 2006.