Back-to-School Social Skills
In honor of our B-Social Therapeutic Summer Program ending this month and the first day of school, I’d like to discuss the importance of social skills for children. Social skills …
Exercise Reinvented
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Focus Teens on Healthy Lifestyles – Not Dieting
A single approach can prevent both childhood obesity and eating disorders in teenagers, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Scientific evidence summarized in the new recommendations …
Is Your Child Too Young to Train Like an Olympian?
Now that the Olympics is in full swing, children –and their parents – all over the world are wondering if they have the athleticism to compete in sports on the …
Your Brain Ages Quicker in Middle Age if You’re Obese
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by the University …
Sitting is Dangerous to Your Health
Sitting is dangerous to your health. The health risks associated with sitting for eight or more hours a day — whether at work, home or commuting — can be eliminated …