Healthy Ways to Help Overweight Teens
Healthy Ways to Help Overweight Teens

Article at a Glance Pressuring a teen to lose weight can damage family relationships. Help your children develop healthy habits by leading with love and showing a good example. Regardless of weight, help your children develop healthy attitudes about their self worth. It is easy to see why parents worry about their overweight teens. Bullying, … Continue reading “Healthy Ways to Help Overweight Teens”

From Parents: Why We Choose to Vaccinate
From Parents: Why We Choose to Vaccinate

Article at a Glance Outbreaks of diseases like pertussis and measles have health officials concerned about parents who have decided not to vaccinate their children. Areas where vaccination rates are low at the highest risk. A few parents share about why they decided to vaccinate their children. Potentially deadly diseases like pertussis and measles were … Continue reading “From Parents: Why We Choose to Vaccinate”

Autistic Children Five Times More Likely To Be Bullied

Article at a Glance Around 46% of children with autism reported being bullied within the previous year. Some of the characteristics of autism can make these children easy targets. By increasing understanding and empathy in our children we can help protect those with special needs. Anti-bullying programs have been credited with a recent decrease in … Continue reading “Autistic Children Five Times More Likely To Be Bullied”

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