How to Stock a Healthy Pantry
Eating healthy begins in the aisle of the grocery store, where you can select items for a healthy pantry. Below are some tips provided by…
A PARENT’S GUIDE: Nutrition, Health and Fitness for your family
We’ll have the latest on organic foods. Are they worth the extra money? What about gluten-free packaged foods? Flavored Yogurt? Puffed Veggie chips? Are these…
Home Run for Life
The Dayton Dragon’s and Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield sponsor a program that gives children in the Dayton region a once in a life…
Sweet Tips For A Healthier Halloween
On October 31st little ghosts, goblins, princesses, and creatures of all kind will once again march from one house to the next in search of sugary…
The Positive Side of Peer Pressure
As parents know, dealing with peer pressure is part of growing up. It’s normal for teens to feel swayed by a group and be compelled…
Kids and Sleep
Everyone can get cranky when they don’t get enough shut-eye, but for kids, it can cause actual harm to their growing bodies and minds. “Sleep deprivation…
Overweight and Alone
The obesity epidemic among American kids is not news, and although increased nutritional education, improved school cafeteria options and the addition of physical activity programs…
Avoiding Summertime Injuries
While summer days filled with swimming, bike riding and toasting s’mores are every child’s dream, each of these activities can quickly become a parent’s worst…
Eight Tips for Eating Healthy While Camping
Are you a camping family? Do you love to pack up a tent, roast some marshmallows and hike through the woods? Camping can be a…
Sneaking In Fitness
We all know how important exercise is for kids – and how little of it they sometimes get. Children and adolescents should have at least…