Prevent Childhood Obesity by Making Changes Now

Prevent Childhood Obesity

Avoid Childhood Obesity by Helping Your Child Stay Active and Healthy

Can you really teach your child to become active and healthy?  Yes, you can. And no, it doesn’t have to be a struggle.  The secret is to get your child moving and eating right.

We all know that Americans are becoming heavier. Unfortunately, this growing trend isn’t bypassing our children. Obesity in children has tripled over the last couple of decades leading to previously unheard of childhood diseases such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. And overweight kids have a tendency to become overweight teens leading to overweight adults. It’s a vicious cycle.

So, what can you do?

How to Handle Reluctant Learners

How to Handle Reluctant Learnes

Reluctant Learners: Keep your Son Engaged with Learning

Parents of boys are more aware than anyone when their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they go from engaged to unengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. But as parents, we don’t always know what to do about that, and we hope the school will solve it. No! Let’s take back the power and pleasure of raising our boys, and figure out what we can do outside of school to help halt that potential slide down a slippery slope.

How Important is Vocabulary to a Child’s Reading Level?

Vocabulary and Reading

How Vocabulary Knowledge Impacts Reading Skills

Words are the most valuable things your children can acquire because vocabulary is the cornerstone of reading, and reading is the foundation of all learning.

The more words kids know, the better readers they are and the more they learn.  But all readers are limited to the reading level that equals their vocabulary level.  If children know fourth grade words, they are limited to fourth grade books.  If they know ninth grade words, they are limited to ninth grade books.  Some students never make it past fourth or ninth grade words so they never make it past those reading levels.  It is important that students’ word levels grow so their reading levels grow.