September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and the Tiftarea YMCA is reminding parents about the importance of incorporating regular physical activity and healthier eating habits into their children’s lives.

Childhood obesity rates have soared over the last few decades. Nationally, one in three children is obese or overweight, while almost 40% of children in Georgia have been affected by this epidemic, according to the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health. Georgia a...