Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to Written by Caitlin Schille, MPH We all know that it’s important to eat our vegetables. Kids are growing and developing, so their bodies need good nutrition– the problem is, it’s really hard to get kids to eat their veggies. So hard, in fact, that results from a recent […]
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A modern approach to discipline Written by Angela Silva | Healthy Magazine [quote align=’left’]“If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.” -Bette Davis[/quote] The art of disciplining is a timeless challenge, as evidenced by the proverb from thousands of years ago: “train a […]
Sports injuries are the second leading cause of emergency room visits for children and adolescents Written by Brooke Kittel Participation in youth sports is at an all-time high in the United States. The proliferation of club-type teams has opened the sporting arena to a much wider circle of kids than […]
What every father needs pass on to his kids Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com Normally, when we talk about “hand-me-downs” we’re talking about something that we don’t really want but we get anyway. Like clothes. Or an old pair of shoes that “don’t fit your brother anymore” so now […]
CDC releases a new report on U.S. teen health rates Written by Karli Moats | Healthy-Mag.com The CDC is smiling today as they review the statistics of teen health behavior in the United States. Many behavior rates are hitting an all time low based on results from the Youth Risk […]
Written by Jane Nelsen, EdD; Joy Marchese, MA, CPDT, and Kristina Bill One problem with praise and rewards is that they work. Not only that; kids love both, and will often behave better to receive them. Yikes! But hang on, what are our children learning long-term? They are learning to […]
