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Dr. Rishikof’s Blog will be offline for the holidays. I will return in the new year.

According to a new study, Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake. It also helps if they take the time to prepare them for bite-sized consumption: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219223448.htm And another study out of McGill University in Montreal found that family meals can […]

This article discusses how some kids are slow to warm up when visitors come over: http://www.today.com/moms/dont-take-it-personally-grandma-when-kids-dont-warm-holiday-1C7661411  

On using reinforcers to help motivate behavior in kids: http://clubmom.ca/reward-systems-to-encourage-children/  

A recent article from mom.me on dealing with sibling rivalry: http://mom.me/parenting/family-dynamics/sibling-relationships/5005-activities-keep-siblings-fighting/?icid=pets|rsslink|mommelink