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 […]

By Rae Pica
www.movingandlearning.com
Wow, according to a story this week in the Boston Globe, anthropologist David Lancy contends that parent-child play has been “virtually unheard of throughout human history” and that “American-style parent-child play is a distinct feature of wealthy developed countries — a recent byproduct of the pressure to get kids ready for the information-age […]

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 […]