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By Rachel Berman RD, Director of Nutrition at CalorieCount.com More than 1 in 3 adults in the United States are currently obese, which comes along with a myriad of health concerns such as diabetes and heart disease. But what’s to blame for the obesity epidemic? Too much fat? Sugar? Fast food? While all of these [...] By Lynn Keehan, Ph.D Diagnoses of ADD/ADHD has dramatically increased in recent years, and now many doctors are not only prescribing the usual drugs (Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin, Strattera), but have added powerful antipsychotic medications to their pharmaceutical arsenal to try to combat the symptoms of ADD/ADHD and other behavioral problems in children and teens. “Off [...] By Jack Levine
Investing in Children David Lawrence Jr. The Children’s Movement of Florida is a coalition of 325,000 Floridians dedicated to ensuring that children become the number-one priority of state lawmakers and decision-makers and that every child in Florida gets a full chance at the American dream.Jack Levine, special correspondent for GRAND [...] By Jonathan Rosenfeld You can make a visit to a nursing home fun for grandparents and grandkids Staying in touch with family is critical for grandparents, but it can be hard for you if you live in a nursing home or even take advantage of assisted living. It doesn’t have to be that way, if [...] By Julie Obradovic Julie Obradovic is a Contributing Editor to Age of Autism A recent post on The Thinking Mom’s reminded me about the roles grandparents play in the autism epidemic. I believe in many cases they are the unsung heroes of much of what we’ve been able to accomplish in the pursuit of [...] by Sue Gillespie (Grandma Sue) My 4 year old, Carolyn, was just getting the hang of various measurements. She walked up to grandpa with a tape measure. She stretched it out as long as she could, and announced, “You weigh…5 o’clock!” A tape measure, a scale and a clock….all mixed up together! But from [...] Editor’s Note: As over seven million children in America are being raised full time by Grandmas and Grandpas and tens of millions more are being cared for daily by their grandparents, we offer this information from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Did you know that March is National Reading Month? Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) [...] |
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