Last week I talked about the rise in blood pressure for kids who do not get outside for enough play and exercise. Another study reported in the Washington Post found equally disturbing news that about 7.6 million kids, ages one through twenty-one – that’s 9% of U.S. children and young adults have very low, deficient levels [...]
New research gives us another reason to get our kids active this summer. The August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine highlights a study linking sedentary behavior and high blood pressure in kids ages three to eight. The interesting factor in this study was identifying kids’ screen time as the high blood [...]
A disturbing new report released last week should keep us up at night, but my fear is no one, or not enough of us, is paying attention. Despite being declared a “public health emergency” in 2004 by the CDC, obesity in the U.S. continues to rise. According to the report released by the Trust for [...]
It could only happen in the 21st century, but a recent poll from the Annenberg Foundation’s Digital Future Report found a 40% increase in family members feeling ignored because of other family members’ Internet use. And this is happening during the biggest explosion of on-line social networking. People are adding friends by the dozens to their online life, [...]
Did you know that kids’ television viewing increases 150% during the summer months? There is nothing wrong with some summer entertainment, but kids also need to get outside, use their imaginations, and explore the world ‘unplugged.’ Last week we launched our MediaWise Summer Guide with tons of ideas for how to combat the summer surge [...]
With warmer weather here, I am going to put in my plug for giving our kids more play time. Recent studies have shown that kids who get activity breaks at school and free time in their day to play and exercise actually do better in school.
Besides giving kids time to practice [...]
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