People have been debating whether or not to use I.C.T. throughout the school curriculum. There are many different opinions varying from people of all ages.Everyone has a different poin of veiw.

There are many new computers being made throughout the world. New computers and P.C.roms bring some of the most amazing technology to schools around the U.K. Using I.C.T. throughout the school curriculum can develop skills for future jobs. Pupils can learn alot but at the same time have alot of fun. The prices may be high but it is worth the money.

However having computers is a waste of time and electricty. Using I.C.T. throughout the school curriculum may case health problems including headaches and damge to eyes. Altough a book may not sound so exiting you can learn the same amount as you can from a computer for less money. Connie from Clunbury school quoted “People may and eventually will become bored of using a computer throughout the school curriculum.”

It is a good idea to use a computers i.e. to help with resurch but becareful not to use it to much you may start to get headackes and eye problembs.

I think anything in moderation is the key. It doesn’t hurt to have a bit of what you fancy. I do think that people spend far too much time sitting in front of computers and televisions. We should be encouraging youngsters to take more exercise and be outside more and not keep buying gameboys and playstations. We never had these things when we were children so why buy them for our kids. We had loads of fun when we were kids, climbing trees, building tunnels with bales of hay, football why should it stop! There is too much choice with school dinners what’s wrong with having a set meal per day?

There is too many people saying you can’t eat this or you can’t play that, let them enjoy life, you don’t live forever!!

So get outside kids and have fun.

Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help your child grow up healthy. Whether your kid is a toddler or a teen, you can take steps to improve nutrition and encourage smart eating habits.
Teens may turn up their noses at the prospect of a family meal, not surprising because they’re trying to establish independence. Yet studies find that teens still want their parents’ advice and counsel, so use mealtime as a chance to reconnect.
Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what’s available at home. That’s why it’s important to control the supply lines - the foods that you serve for meals and have on hand for snacks.
What does it really mean to be healthy? Well, there are two keys to maintaining your health and it is more important than ever to stay healthy. Whatever problems you develop while you’re growing up will be ten times harder to get rid of when you’re in your twenties and thirties. Two keys to ensuring your physical well-being are nutrition and fitness, and they are both equally important.

In addition to a healthy diet, exercise is also extremely important for teenagers. Many of you are members of sports teams, so make sure that you are getting the exercise you need from those teams. When on vacation or away from school, be sure to keep up your regular active routines. Exercising as a teenager is just as, if not more important than exercise as an adult. When you exercise, you help your heart to pump blood better, and you will lower your overall blood pressure. You will also help to remove excess fat from your blood stream. These things are all extremely important, and they will help you greatly as you grow and become an adult. Many Americans suffer from heart problems when they are older; in fact the leading cause of death in America is heart disease. By exercising routinely as a kid, you will help prevent the likelihood that you will develop any major heart problems as an adult.
Being healthy today has very little to do with actual weight. Someone’s weight, although a health indicator, does not necessarily determine his or her overall heath. There are plenty of slightly overweight people that are far healthier than many skinny people. Just as anorexia and bulimia are major problems with teenagers these days, so is obesity. The number of obese teenagers has almost tripled in the last thirty years.
It is a disease that can cause potentially fatal health risks. A large proportion of teenagers experience some sort of eating disorder or weight disease today. There are also many who do not, but that doesn’t mean that they are completely healthy. Many health problems can go unnoticed and undiagnosed for a number of years. As a teenager, eating healthy is one of the best ways to ensure your overall physical health.
The point is, neither hair care, nor car care is a life-threatening situation. Making bad decisions about what you put into your body however, can be. Medical doctors and nutritionists report that between the ages of 13-18, eating a healthy diet is critical. These are the years when teenagers like you and your friends, grow and develop the fastest. These rapid body changes cause you to eat certain kinds of food. Some that provides the calcium for strong bones, teeth and fingernails, and food, which provides you with the iron and zinc to give you strength. It helps to protect your immune system against colds, the flu and other more dangerous diseases.
What is the worst thing that could happen if you don’t feed your car with all those “supped up”, high cost products? It might not burn up the road as fast, right? What is the worst case scenario if you chose the wrong hair products? The colour, shine, or feel of your hair might suck.
Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “You are what you eat”. Well, it’s not a joke! The food that you eat does a lot more than just stop the hunger. Eating right helps you:
1. Look and feel better
2. Get more energy for sports
3. Improve your concentration and ability to learn
4. Increase your all-around strength
5. Maintain a healthy body weight
6. Protect against diseases such as anemia (insufficient iron in the blood), and osteoporosis (weak bones due to lack of calcium)
Eat smarter and safer!
How Much Exercising Is Too Much?
Ever heard of “too much of a good thing”? too much exercise can be detrimental your health. Compulsive overexercising can lead to tissue, bone, cartilage, and muscle damage, and disruption of the menstrual cycle. Eating disorders and intense feelings of guilt over a missed workout are commonly seen in teens who
overexercise.

By Steph and Jade

Healthy eating
We wanted to know what kids were eating, so we asked 959 boys and girls to tell us. Their answers show that many of them are trying hard to eat healthy. How? By eating fruits, vegetables, and good-for-you drinks, like milk, water, and 100% fruit juice. Some kids are still having trouble, though. Let’s take a closer look at the results from the latest KidsPoll.
We asked kids to remember what they ate yesterday and answer this question how many vegetables did they eat? Here’s what they said:

26% of kids said they had veggies three times or more.
16% said they had vegetables twice.
25% said they had one serving of a vegetable.
33% said they had none.
None is no good. One is better than none. Two is on the right track and three is great news. With three vegetables and two fruits, you could reach the 5 a day goal.
How to Eat More Good Stuff
Though they have a bad reputation among some kids, vegetables can be delicious. The trick to eating more of them is to try different types prepared in different ways. Don’t like green beans? Have you had them drizzled with lemon butter or topped with crunchy almonds? Would you like to dip one in ketchup? Go ahead and try it.
We asked the same question about fruit and fruit juice and here’s what kids said:

39% said they had three or more servings of fruit or 100% fruit juice during the previous day.
17% said they had two servings.
24% said they had one serving of fruit or juice.
20% said they had none.
So overall, 12% of kids said they ate no fruits or vegetables the previous day. Here’s what the rest of the kids said, when we combined the fruit and vegetable answers:

17% said they had one fruit or one veggie.
13% had two total - one fruit and one veggie.
13% had a combination of two fruits and vegetables.
7% had a combination of three fruits and vegetables.
38% had a combination of five.
We asked the same question about fruit and fruit juice and here’s what kids said:

39% said they had three or more servings of fruit or 100% fruit juice during the previous day.
17% said they had two servings.
24% said they had one serving of fruit or juice.
20% said they had none.
As you can see, kids found it easier to fit in some fruit, but many still aren’t having enough. If you’d like to boost fruit in your diet, try to find a new one to like. Cruise the grocery store or go to a farmer’s market with your mom or dad. What looks good to you? Just ask your mom or dad to buy one. If you like it, you can buy more next time. To make fruit easier to eat, you’ll notice more prepackaged fruits at the store. That’s an easy way to buy a single serving of a fruit - and it’s sealed tight so you can toss it in your backpack or lunchbox.
So overall, 12% of kids said they ate no fruits or vegetables the previous day. Here’s what the rest of the kids said, when we combined the fruit and vegetable answers:

17% said they had one fruit or one veggie.
13% had two total - one fruit and one veggie.
13% had a combination of two fruits and vegetables.
7% had a combination of three fruits and vegetables.
38% had a combination of five or more.
Why are grown-ups always pushing the fruits and veggies? Because they contain vitamins, minerals, and fibre - all of which keep you healthy and growing just the way you should. Did you eat any fruits and vegetables today? If so, how many?

Breakfast and Beverages
Breakfast is good for everyone. After a long night of snoozing, your body needs some fuel to start the day. Eighty-one percent of kids said they had breakfast, but 19% of kids said they usually don’t eat it at all. Here’s what the other kids said:

65% eat breakfast at home.
9% eat it at school.
7% eat it elsewhere.
Kids aren’t just deciding what to eat, they’re choosing drinks, too. Drinks count, just like food, so it’s important to choose the best ones. Water and milk are the best drinks for kids and lots of kids are choosing them. If they could choose a drink, 21% said they’d pick water and 14% would pick milk. Another 14% said 100% juice, which is good as long as it’s a small amount. Even school-age kids don’t need more than 6 to 8 ounces (180 to 240 millilitres) of fruit juice per day - that’s about a cup (240 millilitres).
Other kids chose sports drinks, soda, pop, or a fruit flavored drink. These can be once-in-a-while drinks, but they’re not good for every day. Why? They have a lot of sugar, which means a lot of calories. Remember, water has 0 calories! These sweet drinks also may lack the vitamins and minerals found in mil.We wonder why some kids are interested in eating healthy and other kids aren’t. Comparing a few survey questions gave us a clue. It turns out that kids ate more fruits and vegetables if their families talked to them about healthy eating. That makes sense. Parents usually buy and serve the food, so if they’re interested in nutrition, they’ll probably make it easier for their kids to eat fruits and vegetables - and to be healthier in general.

Although 15% of kids said no family member ever mentioned nutrition, the rest said someone in their family talked with them about healthy eating once in a while, once a month, or once a week. Family members also were kids’ No. 1 source of information about eating healthy. k and 100% juice. 36% said family members gave them info on healthy eating.
28% said they got their info from school.
19% turned to a nurse or doctor.
7% said the TV or Internet.
10% said “somewhere else.”

Kids Choose Their Own Food
But when it came time to fill that plate, more than half of kids (58%) said they chose which foods to eat. Other kids said their moms (31%); their dads (6%); or someone else (5%). The truth is that this works best when kids and parents share the responsibility. Here’s how it works best: Moms and dads buy and prepare all kinds of healthy foods. Kids decide which foods to eat and how much to eat. That way, you can stop eating when you’re full and you won’t feel forced to eat food you don’t like.
So keep on choosing healthy foods and consider going on a taste adventure. What’s a taste adventure? When you try a new food!
What’s a KidsPoll?
The group that took this KidsPoll included an equal number of boys and girls who were between 9 and 13 years old. They answered the questions on handheld data devices while visiting these health education centres and children’s museums:

Byrnes Health Education Center, York, Pennsylvania
Children’s Health Education Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Crown Center for Health Education, Hinsdale, Illinois
Health World Children’s Museum, Barrington, Illinois
HealthWorks! Kids Museum, South Bend, Indiana
Lilly Health Education Center
, Indianapolis, Indiana
Saint Joseph Mercy Health Exploration Station, Canton, Michigan
Weller Health Education Center, Easton, Pennsylvania
A poll, like the KidsPoll, asks people a list of questions. Then researchers compile all the answers and look at the way the group answered. They calculate how many - or what percentage - answered “yes” to this question and “no” to that one. Polls give us clues about how most people - not just the ones who answered the poll questions - feel about certain issues. We’ll be conducting more KidsPolls in the future to find out what kids say - maybe you’ll be part of one!
Against healthy eating
Her words are enough to make Jamie Oliver tear his hair out. Joanne, 14, a pupil at a large comprehensive in London, is sucking her Triple Power Push Pop as she explains to me why she insists on stuffing her mouth with such sweets.
“I don’t buy any of the stuff in the canteen, it’s disgusting,’ she says. “The drinks are vile - there’s no sugar in them. And as for the food, well, it’s all salads and vegetables and stuff - and I don’t like that.

I stock up before school on crisps and lollipops and chews, then at lunchtime I go and eat them where none of them nosy teachers is looking.”
Joanne’s friends laugh and agree. They say that since the school got ’sick-bag food’, they never go to the canteen. They much prefer to munch their sticky, fatty snacks in secret where no ‘health police’ can find them.
Children should be able to choose what they want to eat, I disagree that schools teachers are telling other pupils children, what they can and cannot

Junk food

If the junk food was totally banned people would loose there jobs but not only them the people that helped with other things as well. Like producing the burgers, chips, crisps, that come from the farms.

by Jess and Louise