How screen time affects children’s brains

On the heels of last weeks article about how to get outside even when it’s cold out I found a recent study showing how screen time affects children’s brains. If you need more reasons to get outside and turn off the screens check this out. This article was published in the Journal of the American…

Staying healthy this school year

This week I’ll go over a bunch of general tips to help you keep your kids healthy throughout the school year. First off is getting sleep schedules back on track. Summer means long days and often staying up late. Now is the time to start getting bedtime back to a normal time to make sure…

Eating healthy during the school day

It can be tough enough eating healthy when you’re at home and have your whole kitchen at your disposal. The challenge is even greater when you have to plan and pack it for the day for your kids. So lets look at some tips to try and make it easier. The first thing is to…

A practical application of the topics I cover

This week I’m doing something a little different. Normal I find an interesting research article or topic to bring to you and give you tips to live as healthy as possible. This week I want to share how we spent the time off putting all that advice into action. We spent the first part of…

Breastfeeding isn’t natural?

Sometimes an article is published that just makes you scratch your head and wonder what were they thinking. This is one of those articles, and is one that I can’t believe was actually published. Keep in mind as you read it, this was actually published in the journal Pediatrics. A well respected, peer reviewed journal.…