Displaying items by tag: Healthy Kids
Awake Parenting
Raising Connected, Confident Kids
by Judith Fertig
One of the greatest challenges parents face is connecting with their children in deep and meaningful ways. The aim of awakened families is to raise strong and emotionally resilient children...
Books that Kids Will Love
Advice for Parents from Award-Winners
by Randy Kambic
While kids may list movies, video games, music downloads and other media featuring their favorite athlete, actor or music star as priority holiday gifts, books will expand their thoughts, curiosity and...
School Om Work
Kids Calm Themselves with Meditation
by April Thompson
Schoolchildren are learning the calming effect of tuning into their minds and bodies through a pioneering program in Baltimore, Maryland, that’s replacing...
NATURE’S CLASSROOM
Outdoor Learning Engages the Whole Child
by Meredith Montgomery
Nature-based schools provide a child-centered, guided discovery approach to early learning that appeals to kids, parents and teachers and offers...
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, examined the effectiveness of tonsillectomies in...
Fresh Looks at Autism
Focusing on a Child’s Optimal Potential
by Linda Sechrist
A new paradigm shift regarding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) centers on evolving beliefs about the possibilities for those living with autism, as well as the unimagined...
Fun Ways to Get Outside This Summer
Be a Kid Again With Your Own Family
by Sandra Murphy
Summer is calling and so is the great outdoors. Here are some super vacation sites, inviting activities and ideas to spark summer fun with...
Silencing Cyberbullies
How to Defuse Bad Actors
by by April Thompson
Whether it’s a damaging rumor posted on Facebook, a humiliating photo shared on Instagram or a threatening text, cyberbullying is increasing among today’s youth. A 2015 Cyberbullying Research Center study of...
Keep Decay Away
Kids Do Best with Holistic Dentistry
by LINDA SECHRIST
According to a 2012 New York Times story, “Preschoolers in Surgery for a Mouthful of Cavities,” more dentists nationwide are recommending that children be administered general anesthesia at hospitals due to...
The Wild and Wooly Teen Brain
What Kids Need from Us to Grow Wise
by APRIL THOMPSON
Peer pressure and body consciousness are universal challenges facing teens and their parents. Experts find that by modeling...