While diet often bears the brunt of the blame by experts looking at how overweight many children are these days, many of them dangerously so, another one of the culprits is lifestyle. If you look at the amount of sitting the average person does these days, it’s no wonder our bodies are not in tip top shape. We sit at our computers while working, sit in our cars, sit while eating, sit in the living room at home, and our kids even sit through most of the school day. Give them a little time to play around and what do they do? Sit in front of the TV to watch movies or shoot each other in a virtual computer world.But with some intervention on your part, you can break some of the bad habits modern children are developing and give them a gift wo Ferret Care rth giving?an inclination for an active lifestyle. Here are some tips on getting you started.Make and Enforce RulesDon’t you love being the parent? Hey, you’re the boss here, so use it to everyone’s advantage. I remember when I was a kid and adults used to love to rub it in by saying annoying things like “because I said so” or “I don’t care if you like it or not.” Hey, we listened didn’t we? And more often than not, the “misery” they were subjecting us to against our will was better for us than whatever we had previously been doing. Funny how an order to go outside and find something better to do could end up being one of the best play sessions we ever had.Start making rules, and in some cases, don’t be afraid to be a little authoritarian.