Sports, Physical Exercise & Fitness

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Sports Injuries. 2001.
www.aap.org/family/sportsshort.htm

American Psychological Association.
Sports Lift Esteem in Young Athletes. 2004.
www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=18

Family Education Network
How to Help Your Child Juggle Sports, School, and Life.
http://life.familyeducation.com/extracurricular-activities/responsibilities/36250.html

Nemours Foundation.
Do You Know How to Feed Your Child Athlete? 2001.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/feed_child_athlete.html

Nemours Foundation.
Preventing Children's Sports Injuries. 2004.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/fitness/safety/sports_safety.html

Physical Exercise and Fitness

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Exercise and Your Lifestyle. 2000.
www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?
article_ID=ZZZ117EQU7C&sub_cat=405

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Benefits of Physical Activity. 2000.
www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?
article_ID=ZZZCSE23B7C&sub_cat=405

Bright Futures.
Appropriate Physical Activity for Children. Executive Summary. 1998.
www.brightfutures.org/physicalactivity/tools/c.html

Nemours Foundation.
Kids and Exercise. 2005.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/exercise.html

Nemours Foundation.
A Parent's Guide to Fitness for Kids Who Hate Sports. 2001.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/hate_sports.html

University of Michigan.
Fitness for Youth. Facts on Kid's Health.
www.fitnessforyouth.umich.edu/frames/frameset_parents.html

Physical Exercise in School

ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education.
Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise among Children. An ERIC Digest. 1998.
www.ericdigests.org/1998-2/exercise.htm

National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Public Attitudes towards Physical Education. Are Schools Providing What the Public Wants? 2000.
www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf_files/whatsnew-survey.pdf

Other Info

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Education.
Surgeon General's Report: Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports A Report to the President From the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education. 1999.
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/physicalactivity/promoting_health/index.htm

Position Statement from National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education. 2001.
http://naecs.crc.uiuc.edu/position/recessplay.pdf

US DHHS. Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. 1999. Accessed on the web at www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/summary.htm