Overview: Boys eat a lot! If you feel like your grocery budget is on par with the national defense budget, then check out these 6 healthy tips to curb appetites. Boys eat a lot. It’s a simple truth that parents of boys are quite familiar with. And the older they get, the more they eat. My …
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Overview: I used to snub my nose at the thought of my boys playing sports – too time consuming and expensive. No longer! Check out the many benefits of team sports! I’ve been a bookworm my whole life so I’ve never been very athletic. I played softball for a few years when I was in …
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Boys need to move almost as much as they need to breathe. Moving helps their brains to work better. They need to wiggle, fidget, and squirm. Instead of fighting this natural tendency, we should work with it by giving our boys opportunities throughout the day to move! We all know how important it is to …
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Overview: There are some boys with TOO MUCH energy. Left to their own devices, will we happy with the choices they make? Be proactive! Here are some WIN-WIN options. Ever feel like your son has too much energy? All healthy kids have lots of energy to burn but boys are in a category all their own. …
Overview: Did you know that boys have different nutritional needs than girls? Is your son’s brain starving? This information will help your son think more clearly with nutritional changes, not medication. PLUS, a list of mental and physical DHA deficiency symptoms. Most of us are aware that boys and girls are different. They see things differently, …
Is Your Son’s Brain Starving? Solving Behavior Issues with Nutrition Read More »
Homeschooling is an amazing opportunity for our kids to learn about whatever their heart desires. Most of our days have plenty of time left over for our kids to pursue their passions, to learn more about whatever subjects they find interesting, and to spend time doing delight directed learning. When everything is clicking in this …
Many of you probably know from my prior blog posts that my stepmom passed away with uterine cancer this past spring. What I haven’t written about previously is that I also had a grandpa and a cousin who died with brain tumors, another cousin who fought colon cancer last year, many friends who have been fighting various …
Are You Unknowingly Poisoning Your Sons (Like I Was?) Read More »
Being healthy can be fun. Check out these fitness and kid exercises for healthy children. There should be something on this list for everyone. Go over this list of activities with your sons until you find one they’d like to try: Aerobics Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Baton Twirling Bicycling Billiards Bowling Boxing/Kickboxing Calisthenics Canoeing Cardio …
