This is the fifth in a series of blogs examining benefits of parental monitoring.
A study was conducted by doctoral students attending Claremont University in California on parents, teens and marijuana use.
The researcher reported that marijuana is the most widely used by teens, and that 42% have used pot by their senior year of high school (year 12 in America).
A Danish study reported at the International Congress on Obesity, suggests that men who are obese by age 20 die eight years earlier on average than non-obese men. The unique feature of this study was that the subjects were followed from their teens until age 80.
The study started with over 5000 military men. Deaths among the 1,930 obese men were contrasted with deaths among a random sample of 3,601 non-obese males. Body mass index (BMI) was measured at the average ages of 20, 35 and 46 years.
If you read about the snooze alarm, you might have seen it doesn't make sense to delay action when you're still half asleep especially if you already made a different decision when you were fully awake.
So let me bring you up to date on some real-life drama.
This is the third in a series of blogs about the benefits of parental supervision.
Parental monitoring is an effective method of preventing your kids from engaging in high risk behaviors. But, this isn’t just about parents monitoring and communication. This fact should send a message to grandparents, aunts, uncles and caring family friends that their relationships and communication with kids can be very beneficial and positive on developing youth.
This is the second in a series of blogs about the benefits of parental monitoring. The first blog looked at how monitoring kids with Type 1 diabetes helps them stick to their treatment schedule.
My wife and I recently made a big decision that is going to affect every aspect of lives, and require us to move across the country. (No, it is not going to negatively impact PositiveChioces.com.) After living in the same house for 12 years, we now must determine what is important enough to take with us versus what we can dump. Not easy for two sentimental packrats!
While sorting through some file drawers this morning, I found the following story on a scrap of paper that has given me renewed courage.
During the last century, a tourist from America paid a visit to a renowned Polish rabbi. He was shocked to see that the rabbi's home was only a simple room filled with books, plus a table and a bench.
"Rabbi," asked the tourist, "Where is your furniture?"
Who would have the nerve to be against the snooze alarm? Why would you want to be against such a helpful "sleep aid"?
Many people have trouble going to sleep - so they want a pill to help. Others can't stay asleep so they want a midnight tonic with no morning hangover. Some haven't had enough sleep when the alarm goes off so they keep hitting the snooze button. Still others get out of bed only to find they cannot really wake up until the first dose of caffeine hits the spot!
Wouldn't we be rich if we could find the perfect answer to all four problems?
But at least one person out there has a crusade against the ubiquitous snooze alarm. And it starts with ancient history. Can you feel a story coming?
“Avoid sunlight, it will give you skin cancer.”
You've probably heard people say it, but it isn't always good advice. Sunlight is our most important source of vitamin D. The current epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency is largely a result of avoiding healthy levels of sun exposure.
The amount of sunshine time we need in order to make enough vitamin D varies from person to person. It is affected by things like skin type, time of day and time of year. Often, just a few minutes of sunshine several times a week is enough.
This is the first in a series of blogs about the benefits of parental monitoring. If you aren't sure that this topic is important, or if you assume that excellent parental supervision is a given, try walking through your local shopping mall during after-school hours and just observe how many unsupervised kids there are.
Parental monitoring is an effective method of preventing your kids from engaging in high risk behaviors. But, this series isn’t just about parents. The relationships and communication of grandparents, aunts, uncles and caring friends with kids can have an extremely positive effect on developing youth.
Do you have cancer?
Do you know someone that does? Have you or someone you know survived cancer? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to read on!
The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) has released an educational DVD called "Food for the Fight, Guidelines for Healthy Nutrition During and After Cancer Treatment". It is full of practical dietary strategies to help survivors remain healthy during treatment and prevent recurrence of their cancer.
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