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In a paper published in Pediatrics, researchers report that kids 7 to 9 years old who attended a daily, after-school fitness program showed an increased ability to pay attention, avoid distraction and switch between tasks: http://kch.illinois.edu/research/labs/neurocognitive-kinesiology/files/Articles/Hillman_2014_Pediatrics_FITKids.pdf http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-fit-kids-think-smarter-20140929-story.html

Some tools and tips for parents of teens to help monitor and set limits: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/7-survival-tools-for-the-parents-of-teenagers-98506448604.html

Some helpful advice on how to relate to your daughters as they mature into young women: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joyce-mcfadden/things-little-girls-need-from-their-fathers_b_3348956.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

This question rumbled around in the back of my head for some time. The first time it really struck me was in the early winter of 2003. I was out walking my dog the morning after a sharp drop in temperature. The night before it had rained, and there were some frozen puddles on the […]

A lot of research has been coming up about how exposure to/use of devices such as laptops, tablets, and ipads right before bed can disrupt you ability to fall asleep. This has to do with backlighting and blue light. So what about ereaders like the Kindle? Here is a list of links suggesting the most […]