7 elementary tips for good health

My first grade kid brings home a folder full of completed worksheets every Monday. Some of his work I toss. There is so much of it. And some of it I save. I can't wait to pull out his handwriting samples when he's a teenager.

One crumpled-up piece of paper came home with my seven-year-old yesterday, and I'm definitely throwing it in the "Joey's First Grade" box I have stuffed in a hallway linen closet. It's all about health -- Joey wrote out seven good health habits -- and so that makes it a keeper. Here are Joey's tips for good health:

1. Take a bath
2. Drink water
3. Exercise
4. Get plenty of sleep
5. Eat healthy foods
6. Keep cuts clean
7. Bruch (he meant brush) your teeth

I'm not sure how much assistance Joey received as he devised his list but he's pretty right on, don't you think? He also knows four not-so-good-for-you health habits.

1. Sit all day
2. Eat lots of sweets
3. Never wash your hands
4. Stay up all night

May sound fun to some, but it's the seven listed above that we ought to make priorities.

For more on healthy living -- this time from an adult perspective -- visit this AOL Body site.