- Gut Health -
Antibiotic Use May Predispose Kids to Obesity and Asthma
By Heidi WachterFinnish study finds antibiotic use in young children may alter gut microbiome and lead to weight gain and asthma later in childhood.
Parenting
- Family/Friends -
Heart-Disease Risks Can Begin in Childhood
By Heidi WachterOngoing research suggests that a sedentary lifestyle can impair arterial health in young children.
- Food Culture -
Candy Companies Ramp Up Kids TV Ads Despite Pledge
By Craig CoxA new study shows that major candy brands increased their television marketing to kids after promising to curtail ads.
- Workouts -
Expert Answers on Safely Strength Training for Children
By Chrissy ZmijewskiIs there a safe way for my kid to strength train?
- audio -
“Being Healthy Is a Patriotic Act”: A Conversation with Robyn O’Brien (Audio)
By Heidi WachterHealthy food advocate and author, Robyn O’Brien offers suggestions for making our food system work for 21st century families.
- Honestly, Dara -
Family Values à la Française
By Dara Moskowitz GrumdahlFood writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why perhaps it’s time we stopped obsessing about how the French eat, and started emulating the way they live.
- Fitness Tips -
Putting Kids Back Into Kids’ Sports
By Chris BallardMany children simply don’t have fun playing sports anymore. Here’s a plan to reverse the “adultification” of youth athletics.
- Food Culture -
100 Days of School
By Christy RiceChristy Rice offers a revised “100 Days of School” list that could help teach kids about basic arithmetic and eating healthy.
- Family/Friends -
Hello, Baby. Goodbye, Friend?
By Karen OlsonWhen people have children, it can be tough to stay connected to those who don’t. With effort and patience, though, relationships can survive the transition.
- Family/Friends -
Beautiful Girl: A Book for My Daughter
By Jamie MartinDigital initiatives director Jamie Martin shares a book aimed at encouraging healthy body image in girls from a young age.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: New Traditions
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlChanging holiday traditions is a touchy subject. Here’s how we broached the subject.
- Fitness Tips -
Growing Healthy Kids
By Sheila Mulrooney EldredSchools with wellness-oriented curriculums teach students how to thrive — and are leading the way for other institutions to start doing the same.
- Food Culture -
Food Fight
By Jon SpaydeMaking the decision to eat healthy can trigger tension with family members or friends. Healthy-eating expert and author Darya Pino Rose shares her strategies for finding peace at the dinner table.
- Yoga -
Yoga For Me, Yoga for Mamas
By Jamie MartinDigital initiatives manager Jamie Martin shares her journey toward becoming a prenatal yoga teacher.
- Family/Friends -
Ready to Glow: A Q&A With Latham Thomas
By Jamie MartinMaternity lifestyle expert and author Latham Thomas on the importance of love, self-care and boundaries during pregnancy and after.
- Family/Friends -
Navigating Change
By Maggie LyonChange is in the air. Not only is the weather subtly shifting with the turn of the season soon upon us, but deeply, on an inside basis, change is just, well everywhere.
- Family/Friends -
Forgiving Ourselves Just As We Are
By Maggie LyonMaggie Lyon on celebrating who you are.
- Sports/Recreation -
Bribery and the Fit Family
By Kara Douglass ThomTriathlete shares her thoughts on the strength of family fitness.
- Sports/Recreation -
Five Ways to Get Fit as a Family
By Kara Douglass ThomLearn how to engage your children and get involved with their fitness.
- Family/Friends -
Train Your Brain for Fitness
By Kara Douglas ThomEven with the motivation the New Year brings, starting a fitness routine still isn’t easy — especially for busy moms. Developing the mental strength to get you moving has to be step number one before fitness can become a lifelong habit.
- Family/Friends -
Goodbye, Mother Guilt: The Secret to Staying Committed Is Letting Go
By lkocandaLaurie Lethert Kocanda on overcoming mother guilt.