 And this is super challenging in the summer unless we're filling their time with other things. Dr. Dixon recommends finding activities that can be done together as a family. Learning to swim and finding opportunities to go to the pool together. There's also biking and hiking. Getting kids outside to play an old school game of hide and seek would also meet the needs. Dr. Dixon says best thing parents can do is make healthy changes as a family, model healthy habits and stay active together. Dick Iuliano, WTOP News.