Staying Healthy
Your Teenager: Romantic Interest & Behavior
By Jane Clifford at October 1, 2011 | 7:52 am | 3 Comments
Your adolescent’s romantic interest can influence behavior in many ways — If your teenager is dating someone who drinks or hangs out with others who do, your own advice to avoid alcohol may be outweighed. ScienceDaily reports on a new study in the October issue of the American Sociological Review. Read the whole story.
more...Talking to Your Child About Weight
By Jane Clifford at October 1, 2011 | 7:45 am | 0 Comment
How you talk to a child with a weight problem can make all the difference — A new study published recently in the journal Pediatrics takes a look at the best way to approach the issue. Read the whole story and link to resources.
more...More Kids on ADHD Meds
By Jane Clifford at October 1, 2011 | 7:43 am | 0 Comment
More children, mostly between the ages of 6 and 12, are taking stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The rise has been slow, reports Jenifer Goodwin for HealthDay News, but a rise nonetheless. Read more of her story.
more...Kids Talk Back: Bullying
By Jane Clifford at September 5, 2011 | 5:42 pm | 30 Comments
OK, kids, we know the rules: No talking back. But we’d like to encourage you to do just that on our site. We don’t mean be rude, but we do want to hear from you, what you’re thinking. This month we’d like you to tell us how you handle bullies at your school – whether [...]
more...Getting Your Child’s Sleep Schedule Back On Track
By Jane Clifford at September 5, 2011 | 5:34 pm | 0 Comment
Is your child’s sleep schedule back on track after the summer? – Karen Wysocki, child development specialist at North Carolina Children’s Hospital says children ages 5 to 10 function best when they get 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. Preteens and teens need eight to nine-and-a-half hours each night. And that’s not all…read [...]
more...Catherine Butler on Your Kids’ Summertime Freedom
By Jane Clifford at July 15, 2011 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment
Welcome to our monthly Q&A with the experts. This time, we spoke to Catherine Butler, a licensed marriage and family therapist in La Mesa, CA, as well as a recovering middle school English teacher, as she puts it. Her specialties include kids and families, military issues, and creative parenting solutions. We asked her: Q: How [...]
more...How to Keep Junk Food Off Your Kids’ Plates
By Jane Clifford at July 14, 2011 | 11:43 pm | 0 Comment
Common Sense Media is an organization providing information families with children need to navigate a world filled with media and technology. In a timely story, the group takes a look at fast-food ads tied to summer movies for kids. Learn about the messages and what to do about them by going to commonsensemedia.org.
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