In this article, the author presents the insights she gathered from individuals who work with children in a variety of settings on a daily basis. She asked adults of wide-ranging ages, experience, education, and countries of origin this particular question: "If you could tell the most important and influential person in your country what you need…

According to many studies, childhood obesity is an epidemic. Studies of populations in the United States and Australia highlight the critical need for children to be physically active in order to maintain healthy weight. In this article, the author describes the efforts made by Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) in supporting…