Parents’ powerful preconception influence on children’s future

The Houston Chronicle – Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D.

No matter how you put it, moms and dads set examples for their children that shape the rest of their kids’ life. Loving, engaged parents nurture secure, generous children. Folks who are physically active encourage children to stay active too. Parents who demonstrate adventurous eating habits frequently have kids who like the taste of veggies from a young age. Parents have enormous power to launch children on a healthy, successful trajectory. (more)