Catch Your Own Food

Kids tend to shy away from seafood and it's usually one of the things parent struggle to feed their kids. Fish is a great source of protein and certain fish contain healthy fats that are difficult to get from other food products. A great way to get kids to enjoy more seafood is too take them fishing.

Fishing is a good way to get your kids outdoors and an fun way for them to find out where food comes from. Plus if they catch their own food, they might be more inclined to give it a try. If your just starting out, some fishing organizations in local areas hold kids tournaments throughout the summer where they fill a lake with small fish. Your almost guaranteed to take some home!

Here are a few tips for fishing with kids:              

1. Keep it simple. Don't make anything too hard if your already an experience fisher

2. Go for the action spots. Kids get bored easily so catching a bunch of little fish is going to be more fun than one really large one.

3. Make sure you always tell them when their doing something right and explain to them when they're doing it wrong.

4 Keep the trip for the kids. If they get tired of fishing and start skipping rocks, let them have fun and come back to fishing when they're ready.

For more information about fishing as a family, or with your kids and tips on starting up, visit the links below.

http://www.takemefishing.org/fishing/family/fish-with-your-kids
http://phoenix.about.com/od/fishing/a/fishing.htm