"The study will attempt to show how the boys and girls of Waxahachie spend their leisure time. It will also indicate the need for more direction in the proper use of leisure time. Furthermore, it will show that much should be done by the adults of Waxahachie to help these boys and girls live a fuller, happier life, and prepare healthy minds and bodies to carry on life in a democratic society."-- leaf 3.

The theoretical part of the thesis introduces the value of health, a healthy lifestyle, stages of childhood and the importance of a family for a child. It represents the healthy lifestyle and children´s healthy eating habits, the importance of children´s physical activities and leisure activities for children with parents to prevent children's illnesses and drug use. It presents the results of a research study of HBSC Health Behaviour in School- aged Children. The practical part of the thesis presents the method of questionnaire survey used. It contains statistical evaluation of the data obtained, comparing them with regard to parental age and the place of living of the responding children. It reveals the present state of influences in families on emerging lifestyle of children in surveyed localities in the Czech Republic.