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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  

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/  

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  

A new study out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that the children who could run for longer periods of time on the treadmill had thinner sections of gray matter in the front of their brains  (which actually signifies more brain maturation) than those with lower stamina. These children also performed better on a math […]

When I was growing up, my neighbor’s teenage son had a Jeep. I was convinced this was the COOLEST car ever. I pretty much decided then that when I had the opportunity, a Jeep would definitely have to be my first car. I discovered the love that can only exist between a guy and a […]