From left: 8-year-old Celedonia, 3-year-old Gavin, Amy Spencer and Doug Brown gather around the kitchen as Doug prepares a fruit salad for dinner. Maggie Starbard/NPR hide caption
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Yvonne Condes helps her son Alec get ready for baseball practice. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Your Child's Fat, Mine's Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses And The Obesity Epidemic
Good advice, but strict rules at mealtime may backfire. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Bonobos share a piece of fruit at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jingzhi Tan/Duke University hide caption
Napping in class may be common, but it's also a sign that kids need more sleep. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Donta Jackson's snack of choice is a bag of Skittles. Brett Myers/Youth Radio hide caption
A poll needs to ask about randomly selected children in households across the country to bring context to what's happening with kids like 7-year-old Henry Condes in Los Angeles. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
A new poll explores what happens in American households during the hours between school and bedtime. Image courtesy of The Bishop family (left), The Benavides family (top right), NPR (center) and The Jacobs family (bottom right) hide caption