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Healthy Diet for a Teenage Boy
Teenage boys grow rapidly and gain weight rapidly throughout their adolescent years. For some, it seems impossible for their weight to catch up with their height; they may feel too lean and be sensitive about the lack of mass. For others, prepubescent weight–added to the additional weight gain of the adolescent body–can become too much; they may exceed a recommended weight for their height. Even for teenage boys who walk a middle line between the two weight extremes, eating a health diet is a very important part of good adolescent growth. The basic diet for all body types is the same; more or less weight gain can be dealt with simply by adjusting amounts of particular food types. Regular exercise is also an important component of any good diet.
Enhancing Family Connections
Between school, sports, working, housework, homework, video games, laptops, cell-phones, texting, etc., its often difficult to find time for quality family interactions. Find a way to ensure you stay connected with your children. The evolution of the family over the past century has metamorphosed through …
Helping our Children Appreciate What They Have
There is no better time than in the midst of a global economic crisis to re-evaluate our financial priorities; especially when we are a generation of parents who are raising children in an age where electronics change and become obsolete almost the minute we have purchased something and walk …
Ask Dr. P: Help! My son has become unusually aggressive since his new brother arrived…
Dear Dr. P, I just had a new baby and my first child (a 4 year old boy) who is usually loving and sweet, has started to become aggressive with me and his new baby brother. He’s been pushing and hitting me and pulling on his brothers …
Sports Team Burnout: When It’s Time to Cut Back on the Lessons and Leagues
Be it soccer or swimming, tennis or baseball, year ’round training or participation on too many teams can lead to burnout and overuse injuries which are on the rise, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. An estimated 45 million youth between the ages of six and 18 … Be it soccer or swimming, tennis or baseball, year ’round training or participation on too many teams can lead to burnout and overuse injuries which are on the rise, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.