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POCKET GUIDE - Bright Futures - American Academy of Pediatrics

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Middle Childhood<br />

44<br />

<strong>Bright</strong> FUTURES<br />

■ Drinking water when physically active. (Children are at<br />

increased risk for heat-related illness because their sweat<br />

glands are not fully developed.)<br />

■ Not having a television in the child’s bedroom.<br />

■ Limiting total entertainment media time (watching television,<br />

playing computer or video games) to no more<br />

than 1 to 2 hours <strong>of</strong> quality programming a day.<br />

■ reducing sedentary behaviors (watching television,<br />

playing computer or video games), especially if the<br />

child is overweight.<br />

substance use<br />

■ Dangers <strong>of</strong> using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.<br />

■ Dangers <strong>of</strong> using performance-enhancing products<br />

(protein supplements, anabolic steroids).

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