20 Sep

Personal Trainers for Preschool Kids?

By Rae Pica
www.movingandlearning.com
I just came across an article yesterday that just begged to be commented on. The piece was titled “Personal Trainers for Kids on the Increase: Kids Working with Fitness Experts Hone Skills, Lose Weight, Get Healthy.”
Anyone familiar with my work knows I’m all in favor of fitness for kids. In fact, it’s one […]

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16 Aug

Is Your Teen Ready for Sex?

by Dr. Laura Markham
www.YourParentingSolutions.com
Do You Have a Teenager?
Then you’ll be interested in knowing that:

1 in 7 teens has sex before they’re 15. The younger they are, the more likely they are to regret it — and to skip protection.
The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the Western industrialized world. One […]

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18 Jun

The U.S. is the second worst place to raise children!

by Dr. Laura Markham
www.YourParentingSolutions.com
A UNICEF study earlier this year rated the U.S. as the second-worst country for raising children among 21 developed countries. The study measured everything from the number of books in the home to infant-mortality rates, drinking, drug use and the percentage of children who eat meals with their families.
Child well-being was […]

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