Health & Fitness
Simple, Low-cost Steps Enhance Adolescents’ Health
How much impact do you think wearing a pedometer or a few minutes of meditation a day have on an adolescent's health? If scientific research is to be believed - a lot! more
Redefining “Success” to Raise Healthier, Happier Kids
Sadly, "high stakes" and "high pressure" aptly describe the high school and college application/ admission experience for most teens today. more
Simple, Low-cost Steps Enhance Adolescents’ Health
How much impact do you think wearing a pedometer or a few minutes of meditation a day have on an adolescent's health? If scientific research is to be believed - a lot! more
Avoiding March Madness
Guest author Maureen P. Tillman has some valuable advice as high schools students meet with their guidance counselors this time of year to discuss their fall schedules. more
Timing of Parent and Child Communication About Sexuality
The current issue of 'Pediatrics' features the results of a longitudinal study on the timing of parent-child communication about sexual behavior. The conclusion? It's usually too little and too late. more
College with Confidence
What makes transitioning to college such a great experience for some students and so overwhelming for others? Guest author Maureen Tillman shares her thoughts and expertise. more
Redefining “Success” to Raise Healthier, Happier Kids
Sadly, "high stakes" and "high pressure" aptly describe the high school and college application/ admission experience for most teens today. more
How Much Sleep Do Your Kids Need?
A recent CNN article touted the benefits of enforcing a bedtime for kids. Duh. An earlier SmartBean link also pointed... more
The perfect recipe for meal preparation fatigue? Just add kids.
Healthy, fun to prepare, and your kids will like it? more
Media Alert! Dangers of Media and Guidelines for Safe Media Consumption
Some kids’ lives are consumed by media, and there can be very negative effects. How does the media affect your child, and how can you set healthy media guidelines? more
Better sleep is associated with improved academic success
— According to a study done at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, "... getting more high-quality sleep is associated with better academic performance. The positive relationship is especially relevant to performance in math." more
Use science to convince teens a sober prom is better, AAAS says
— “Assume that your child will be tempted to drink alcohol at the end of the school year, advises the Science Inside Alcohol Project of the American Association for the Advancement... more
