“The progression from heat cramps to heat exhaustion to heat stroke and death can occur very quickly. A kid laying in the morgue who recently died of heat illness doesn’t look very tough to me.” – David Marshall, M.D., Sports Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta The excessive summer heat brings a risk: dehydration, which can […]
“They don’t know how to be alone. They want the constant over-stimulation that the culture is now promoting.” – Cindy, mom of overbooked kids They used to be called the “lazy days of summer.” But these days, many kids don’t have time to be lazy – even during summer vacation. They’re overbooked with lots and […]
“I certainly think parents are misled many times by their youngsters.” – Betsy Gard, Ph.D., Psychologist It’s been ten years since an "R" movie rating meant that no on under the age of 17 was to attend without the permission or a parent or guardian. Yet, where there’s a will… there’s a way. Researchers at […]
“Karate is kind of that one thing that my mom and I can both talk about together.” – Brian, 12-years-old Summer time or anytime, it’s important for parents to spend quality time with their kids… and sometimes challenging. Some families are taking classes together and building bonds in a whole new setting. 12-year-old Brian takes […]
“You see it everywhere, you see it on the websites, all of these paper mills – places where you can buy papers, [there are] a variety of ways you can cheat, huge variety of ways. [And many teens think] ‘Well, if it’s so widespread, how could it be so wrong?‘” – Hal Thorsrud, Ph.D, assistant […]
“All of a sudden they all started picking on me, saying I had a quote ‘disease’ unquote. I was lonely, I felt lonely. I felt like I had just been outcast.” – Stanzi, 13 years old By definition, cliques are exclusionary. There is always someone on the outside wishing they were “in.” Research shows that […]
“Talking about it will not make it happen. It’ll allow you to have a conversation with your child and hopefully gauge- is this a passing fantasy about getting out of something that’s mildly uncomfortable, but that they’re not seriously contemplating or is this some kind of expression of real misery on their part, and that […]
“The size of the plate actually has something to do with the perception of how much food you’re going to intake – so the larger the plate, the more food that’s put on it, and the more you want to tend to eat.” – Dr. Lonny Horowitz We’re all aware of the obesity epidemic sweeping […]
“Is she going to be okay? Are they really going to keep an eye on her?” – Kimberly, Mother For some families, putting kids on a plane without a parent along is part of the travel plan. Most airlines charge between $75 to $100 each way to escort a child flying solo. What can parents […]
“It’s kind of like [parents] open the door as soon as you get to the party, and they have a bowl to the side where they take your keys before you even start drinking.” – Cameron, Age 19 Earlier this summer, two Harvard Medical School professors were arrested because teenagers were found drinking at their […]
