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Fitness Gifts for Kids

So you’re standing in the middle of Toys R Us and you’re staring at this absolute plethora of games, video games, toys, dolls and more. The music overhead is just this side of monotonous and you’re looking down at the Christmas wish list written by your child and the mind just boggles. You want to give your child a great deal of opportunities. You want to give your child the chance at a better world, a better one than you have known and ultimately you want to leave to them what you know. Don’t Just Go for What’s Hot Right … Continue reading →

Kid Fitness: Three in Ten Children Are Obese

That’s a terrifying number. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the number of children with obesity in the 6 to 11 year old range has quadrupled in the last 25 years. The American Obesity Association says that three in ten American children are overweight with the highest numbers happening among Hispanic, African-American and Native American children. Obesity comes with it’s own particular health problems including heart disease and diabetes that can continue to affect them throughout their lives and there is a very real belief that obesity could soon top smoking as the most preventable cause of … Continue reading →

Extreme Parenting: How Far Will You Go?

A new book, by British authors and mothers Annie Ashworth and Meg Sanders, discusses “extreme” parents. Parents who are “going to increasingly desperate lengths to give their children a head start over their peers.” The light-hearted book challenges the madness in families. Asking parents to take a good look at themselves and how far they are willing to go to help their children achieve. Mrs. Sanders comments, “We’ve been observing the phenomenon of extreme parenting since we became mothers ourselves. It seems we are so anxious to get it right, to have the most high-achieving children and to be seen … Continue reading →