Guide to Free Health and Fitness Websites and Apps for Kids

Last updated: December 9, 2018

These websites, games, and apps help kids develop and maintain their physical, mental, and emotional health. Get tips and advice on nutrition, exercise and sports. Learn how to prevent substance abuse.

Many of the sites and apps are designed to help kids develop social emotional skills. They learn how to manage stress and resolve conflicts with other kids and adults. Some show students, teachers and parents how to prevent and stop teasing and bullying, physical and mental abuse, and cyberbullying.

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Harmony Social and Emotional Learning

This free program is designed to help children develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities and relationships. The skills emphasized include:

Recognizing and managing emotions
Empathizing with others and supporting them
Forming and strengthening friendships
Resolving ...
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NIDA for Teens

Get the latest information on how drugs affect your brain and body. The site has games, videos, and blogposts to educate teens. It also has lesson-planning resources for teachers, and what parents need to know about drug abuse prevention and ...

Fooducate app

Get nutritional information on the food you buy and track what you eat with the Fooducate app for iPhone/iPad and Android devices, to get nutritional information and track what you eat. It give a "food grade" on food you buy ...

StillTasty Shelf Life Guide

Learn how to best store your food and leftovers. Find out how long you can keep different kinds of food in the pantry, fridge and freezer. Is it OK to put hot food in the refrigerator? Are eggs OK to ...

Nutrition Source

Learn about nutrition from A to Z, with lots of advice for healthy eating and living from the folks at Harvard School of Public Health. The site includes glossary of nutritional terms, what constitutes a healthy plate of food, portion ...

Safe and Supportive Schools

Safe and Supportive Schools offers training materials to help teachers address and prevent bullying in their classrooms. There are two modules of training materials, designed to be used in consecutive sessions. The first module of the training toolkit addresses understanding ...

Basketball Coaching 101

Provides list of printable basketball drills, practice outline, court diagrams, rules, glossary, coaching tips, and an FAQ for new coaches ...

Food Hero

Food Hero is a game that encourages kids to make more nutritious food choices and become more physically active. The goal of the game is to become a Food Hero by eating right and completing a set of running, biking ...

Food N’ Me

Food N' Me has two games, Smash Your Food and What Food Am I?. They teach the principles of the food portions and eating a balanced diet. Smash You Food helps kids understand how much sugar, salt and fat is ...

Trainer Game

In the Trainer Game, you train a creature you choose with exercises in a variety of settings. When your creature is strong enough, it can battle other creatures to win gold coins. Use the coins to buy food at the ...

Tony’s Plate

From site: Tony is an average kid who just happens to have type 1 diabetes. That means Tony’s Mom & Dad have to keep track of what Tony eats to keep him healthy.

Tony’s Plate is the online home of ...
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Hungry Hiker

Help the Hungry Hiker build a balanced meal of protein, grains, fruits, vegetables and dairy. Put 10 foods on the plate to build a meal for the hiker. If you succeed, she makes it to the top of the mountain ...

Pick Chow! and Flip It! Nutrition Games

ZisBoomBah offers has games, activities, and recipes for parents to promote healthy eating habits for kids. When parents register their child, he or she can create an avatar navigate the games and earn points. Parents decide on their reward for ...

StopBullying.gov

This site addresses bullying as a form of aggressive, violent behavior that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Students, parents, schools, and communities have a role to play in building positive, supportive environments for children and teens and promoting ...

Cyberbullying Research Center

Here you'll find resources for home and school to educate students, teachers and parents about the dangers of cyberbullying - what it is, how to prevent it, and how to deal with it once it has occurred ...