Five Tips for a Healthy Family Home

ByAngela Campos
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This post is sponsored by Breathe Easy Maine, all opinions expressed are my own.

I caught a glimpse of Spring here in Maine this weekend when the temperatures went up to the high 50's. My children and I took our dogs to the local beach and enjoyed a nice leisurely stroll with them in the warm and sunny weather. However, I woke up this morning to a frost-covered yard again. Cold days and even a Spring snowstorm are certainly not uncommon in Maine. My family and I just try to embrace it, knowing warmer days are just around the corner.  We all try and stay active throughout the long days of winter.  However, I am diligent about maintaining a healthy home environment for times when we are stuck indoors. Check out these Five Tips for a Healthy Family Home.

Five Tips for a Healthy Family Home

1. Eat Dinner Together: A healthy family can start right at the dinner table! Family dinner is important for physical health as well as mental health. It is often the only time of day when everyone is able to sit down together and truly engage with one another. Families that eat together regularly are more likely to eat healthy meals containing lean proteins and vegetables as well.

 

2. Teach Children Safe Use of Appliances: For younger children this may be teaching them not to touch appliances and keeping them far out of reach. However, as kids become more independent, it is necessary to review safe use of the microwave, toaster, and other appliances. It is also essential to educate them on the dangers that can occur while using them.

3. Address Home Issues for Accident Prevention: Accident prevention is key for a healthy home, so check your house for any potentially dangerous issues. It can be simple things like making sure the stairway and halls are clutter-free and that there are non-slip bath mats in the tub and shower.

4. Educate on Fire Prevention and Use of Smoke Detectors: Create a family plan for what to do in case of a fire. Review this plan with the entire family a few times a year. Also, make sure that the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are working and changed when due.

5. Maintain a Smoke-Free Home and Environment: Secondhand smoke is dangerous in any amount. It is particularly harmful for children and pets, so it is essential to maintain a smoke-free environment for a Healthy Family Home.

 

The Maine Smoke-Free Homes Pledge

 Maine has very strict laws regarding smoking. However, 79,000 children are still being exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes here every day. In order to combat this serious issue, Breathe Easy Maine has created the Smoke-Free Homes Pledge. This program challenges all Mainers to protect their family and loved ones from the health risks associated with secondhand smoke by ensuring that smoke is not allowed in the home. You can take the Smoke-Free Homes Pledge by clicking <HERE>. When you take the pledge, you can request a free kit, which includes a Smoke-Free Home certificate, stickers, window decals, coloring pages, and more!

 

So Tell Me...

How do you maintain a Healthy Family Home? Do you eat dinner together each night? Are you going to take The Maine Smoke-Free Homes Pledge?

Thank you so much for stopping by! As always, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below. Have a great week!

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Angela Campos is a Registered Nurse with 25+ years of clinical experience in critical care and preventative medicine, and the founder of Marathons & Motivation. She brings the same evidence-based mindset from her nursing career to the 700+ recipes and wellness content she creates for real, busy families. Based in Maine, Angela is a lifelong athlete and mom of two who believes that good food and consistent movement are two of the most powerful tools we have — and she writes about both from a place of genuine expertise and hard-won personal experience.

19 Comments

  2. Yes to all of this! We do each of these in my home, and I grew up having dinner with the family and in a smoke-free home, too. We aren't in Maine, so not sure the pledge works for us, but I don't need one to know it won't happen in my house!!
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  3. I completely agree with all these points... we always try and eat dinner together although it's often not possible due to our commitments and thankfully no-one we know smokes so we have always had a smoke-free home.
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  4. These are great family tips! I didn't really consider needing to educate my kids on appliance use but it is definitely important and now I am going to make sure they know more about our appliances and safe use of them!
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  5. What a great program this is for Maine to have! We haven't taken a pledge like this per se, but my husband and I both work very hard to shield our kids from ALL second-hand smoke. We live in an area with air pollution that already makes it hard for those of us with asthma to breathe - we don't need more pollutants in our indoor air! (And yes, family dinners are also something we do most nights!)
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  6. I can't agree enough with all of the tips that you shared! When I was a kid we always ate dinner together on the weekends (my dad worked nights during the week) and I always looked forward to it so much.
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  7. I love everything about these tips! In australia the kids are tough all about emergency and smoke detectors for an entire semester at school, they also learn how to cook and be safe around knives and appliances. What a great read!
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  8. Educating our kids about fire safety is so important. We also make it a priortiy to eat family dinner each night. Thanks for sharing.
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  9. Completely agree with all the tips you shared. it’s so important to educate kids on fire prevention and use of smoke detectors!
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  10. I love the tips. I think everyone in the family should know these tips as who knows when an emergency can arise. These small tips go a long way to prevent accidents. Also, fire safety is so important when you have people around . B
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  11. Ooooo some really great tips!!!!! Your home can never be too safe! Teaching kids how to properly use appliances is huge!!!!
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  12. I love that eating dinner together is the first tip! We always do, and it's such a great habit! We are also smoke-free!
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  13. These are some great tips to follow. I try making my home safe for my family. But good tips are always welcome.
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  14. I have to say yes to all these. Tips like these actually goes a long way if every family member plays their part. Kids need to be taught at a young age about safety and how to react is an emergency for example if a fire occurs.
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  15. Excellent tips. I like the tip about eating dinner together. It's really important for the entire family to have at least one meal together without any devices.
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  16. Maintaining a smoke-free home is something I wish would be implemented in all states. We see so many kids with respiratory conditions and second hand smoke is part of the problem.
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