Sustainable Consumption
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Children’s wellbeing
Between generations
Into: Food and drink 
How do we choose foods ? Food choices, solidarity and consumer empowerment
Parents always want the best for their children, so messages on good food choices are passed on from the very day of birth of a child. As children grow older, nutrition information is overtly and covertly transmitted to the children through the daily food purchases and preparation practices. The extended family also get involved in the matter, so that the best possible food choices are transmitted from one generation to another. Yet, teenagers growing older also have external familial (...) Read more
Food, Food, Children’s wellbeing
Tuckshops and canteens
Into: Food and drink How do we prepare and cook food? Eating out and festive meals
Many people eat food away from home, sometimes voluntarily but many times involuntarily. School children and workers have to eat away from home due to their school or work hours. Many opt to take a packed lunch prepared from home, especially school children as Malta’s state schools do not have the service of canteens or school meals. The only exception is a special school for students’ with special needs, whose school meals are provided by a private catering company. Large worksites, such as (...) Read more
Food, Food, Children’s wellbeing
Walking
Into: Getting there Children and Mobility The Journey to and from School
Walking to school is one of the healthier options, especially for students who live a relatively short distance from school. Walking to school is a practical way for students to include more physical activity in their everyday routine. Apart from improving their physical fitness and contributing to their mental health, by walking to school they will also be discovering more about the area they live in, they will be saving money (no transport costs) and they will be protecting the (...) Read more
Transport, Children’s wellbeing, Reducing Emissions
Using School Transport
Into: Getting there Children and Mobility The Journey to and from School
A number of children travel to and from school using school transport, which in Malta and Gozo are either coaches or mini-vans. This service offers a number of advantages, especially to those students who live some distance away from school or in areas which are off the normal public bus routes. School transport may be at a charge. Unfortunately, nowadays, very few children go to school using public transport. Benefits of using school transport Students arrive at school on time. (...) Read more
Transport, Children’s wellbeing
Other Ways of Travelling to School
Into: Getting there Children and Mobility The Journey to and from School
In Malta and Gozo, the alternatives for travelling to school are diverse. Apart from walking, taking the school transport or using public buses, one could possibly cycle there or be part of a car pooling system. A number of children are driven to and from school by parents. This is not a sustainable option. Using rollerblades or skateboards would be a sustainable option, but is probably quite impractical and dangerous in most areas in Malta or Gozo as the infrastructure does not exist for (...) Read more
Transport, Children’s wellbeing
KidsHealth.org
Into: Teacher’s corner Links
http://www.kidshealth.org A comprehensive website which uses simple age appropriate language to offer children and teenagers expert, unbiased advice on various health topics. (Accessed: 21st January 2009) Read more
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