Parenting Archives - Page 2 of 3

- Family/Friends -

Antidepressants May Be Ineffective for Children and Teens

By Kaelyn Riley

A new study suggests that most commonly prescribed drugs may not be the answer for adolescents suffering with major depression.

- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: 5 Lessons for My Postpartum Self

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

The first year as a new mom has been a whirlwind. These tips would have served me well at eight weeks postpartum — and even now at 18 months.

- Gut Health -

Antibiotic Use May Predispose Kids to Obesity and Asthma

By Heidi Wachter

Finnish study finds antibiotic use in young children may alter gut microbiome and lead to weight gain and asthma later in childhood.

- Family/Friends -

Heart-Disease Risks Can Begin in Childhood

By Heidi Wachter

Ongoing 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 Cox

A 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 Zmijewski

Is 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 Wachter

Healthy 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 Grumdahl

Food 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 Ballard

Many 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 Rice

Christy 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 Olson

When 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 Martin

Digital 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 Opdahl

Changing holiday traditions is a touchy subject. Here’s how we broached the subject.

- Fitness Tips -

Growing Healthy Kids

By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Schools 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 Spayde

Making 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 Martin

Digital 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 Martin

Maternity 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 Lyon

Change 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.