A survey suggests that sedentary activity takes up most of the time that parents spend their kids: https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/how-moms-spend-time-with-their-kids-and-why-some-128863732132.html
Read More »Time spent with your kids
September 12, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Catching Kids Doing Right
September 11, 2015 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
The Walpole Police Department have instituted a new initiative called “Catching Kids Doing Right.” When officers on patrol see kids on their best behavior, they issue a positive ticket, which provides the kids with a free ice cream cone at Watson Scoops in town. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/09/10/police-department-issues-tickets-kids-their-best-behavior/nb0iVgcB5nBLOko2xF8MnK/story.html?s_campaign=Email:BComToday And here is a similar program targeting catching teen drivers when they are […]
Read More »Playing video games with your kids
September 10, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
This article discusses many benefits to joining your kids in some video games: http://www.wsj.com/articles/should-parents-play-videogames-with-their-children-1441899567
Read More »Happiness is contagious, but depression isn’t
September 09, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
According to research led by the University of Warwick, having friends who suffer from depression doesn’t affect the mental health of others, and having friends can actually help teenagers recover from depression or even avoid becoming depressed in the first instance. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/happiness_spreads_but/
Read More »Ginkgo biloba appears to have benefits for ADHD
September 08, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that kids with ADHD improved in their responses to standard treatment for ADHD if that treatment was supplemented with Ginkgo biloba: http://www.cpmedical.net/breaking_news_page/ginkgo-biloba-impacts-adhd?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ProThera,%20Inc.(newsletters@prothera.com)&utm_content=Breaking+News+Practitioner+9-1
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