1. Miss Jessica Peronchik
5P

2. Let’s Start with the Statistics
• In 2007, ¼ of Australian children (600,000) aged 5-
17 years, were overweight or obese
• The obesity rate for children has increased from 5%
in 1995 to 8% in 2007-08. 17% of these children
remained overweight.
• In 2006, 45% of children who watched television,
videos or DVDs, and 10% who played electronic and
computer games, did so for 20 or more hours over a
2 week period.

3. Positive Effects of Physical
Activity & Nutrition on your
Child
Physical Activity
 Strengthens your bones
and muscles
 Improves mental health
and mood
 Increases chances of a
longer life
 Helps control your
weight
Nutrition
 Reduces risk of
obesity
 Reduces risk of
many diseases
 Important for
growth and
development
 Improved cognitive
function and
improved mood

4. Let’s unpack the subject of
PDHPE
When considering PDHPE, the first thing that comes to
mind is learning about physical activity. However, there
are more advantageous topics within this subject that
are a great benefit to your child, including the
following:
 Informing them about drug use
 Develop their self-value and the value of others
 Teaching them how to maintain positive
interpersonal relationships
 Develop an understanding of growth and
development

5. To Help Your Children be
Happy and Healthy WE NEED
YOUR HELP
When deciding on actions to take and behaviours to display children look at you,
their parents. In their early years, you are a child’s main influence and they look
to you for guidance. So here are a few suggestions you could take on board to help
them make the right choices.
Nutrition
 Provide a healthy breakfast before school
 Provide healthy snacks to children for school during the day
 Limit the availability of sugary foods and drinks
Physical Activity
 Reduce non-active time in front of the television or gaming consoles
 Sign your child/ren up to a sporting team
 Introduce physical activity as a family activity