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Does Your Child Suffer from Technology-Induced Anxiety?
What causes it, and how to fix it. A few months back, I spent the afternoon at the park with a dear friend and his nine-year-old twin boys. While Brad and I savored a day away from our computers and phones, his boys became more anxious as the afternoon progressed, punctuating our walk with choruses of…
6 Ways For Dads To Help Kids Establish Healthy Cooking Habits
It's a sobering fact of modern life that most young couples with children are under a lot of time pressure. More often than not, both mother and father have to juggle their stressful jobs with finding enough time and energy for some home life and, particularly, time with their children. This can put a lot…
How To Prepare Your Child For A Vaccination
During this time of year, with back-to-school vaccinations and flu shots available, I see lots of parents in my office who are concerned about the side effects of vaccinating their children. In fact, a survey released by the Center of Disease Control in 2011 showed that more than 75% of parents were concerned about the side effects of vaccination.
4 Things We Have to Stop Saying to Our Kids
1. Dont throw like a girl. 2. Take it like a man! 3. Stop whining; you sound like a little girl! 4. Big boys dont cry. These are examples of things I recall being said throughout my childhood, and no one thought anything of it. However, recently, Ive been hearing these things again, and its really disturbing. It is a reminder that there is still a lot of work to be done in how we express what we value, especially to our children.
Could Your Weight Loss Resolve Have Unintended Consequences?
Could your New Year’s resolution have unintended consequences for your kids? As millions of Americans resolve to lose weight in 2012, parents need to be aware that their new diet and fitness regimens could have a potentially negative outcome – triggering eating disorders or body image issues in their children.