What is "live 5210"?



Have you asked yourself questions like:
What should my child eat to be healthy?
She will play on our iPad all day – should I let her?
Iʼve seen commercials saying itʼs important for him to be “active” – what does this mean?

Now there is one answer to all these questions – Live 5-2-1-0!
Watch the video below to learn more.

Looking for something to do with your child on a rainy day? Planning a picnic in the park and looking for some games? Look no further – the Live 5210 activity ideas below can help! Find the activity ideas based on the age of your child:

Birth to 1 year old:

Raising an active child starts now! Look at the Activity Ideas and Nutrition pages for ideas.

1 to 4 years old:

Your child is busy and learning more every day. Try some of these Activity Ideas and Nutrition Suggestions.

5 to 12 years old:

Work with child to set goals for healthy living 5210. Your child can help think of activities and track how it is going on a Goal Tracking Sheet. You can find activity ideas beginning on page 13 of the Interactive Toolkit.

Plan For Fun Living 5210!

Get Rewards for Healthy Choices! Screen Shot 2016-03-14 at 1.13.32 PMBC’s Ministry of Health & the Public Health Agency of Canada, with partners, have created “Carrot Rewards”, an app to help you make healthy eating & activity choices. By joining Carrot Rewards, you can earn loyalty points such as Aeroplan® Miles, SCENE®, Petro-Points™ and More Rewards® each time you do one of their healthy activities. To learn more, click here – Carrot Rewards

New Resources to Live 5-2-1-0

See below for some more information and ideas to Live 5210 with your children!

Screen Time to Live 5210 – learn more about healthy amounts of screen time for your child!

5210 Colouring Sheet – print off and spend some time colouring and talking about the Live 5210 habits with your child.