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By Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H. Would you ever invite a provocatively dressed stranger with a weapon into your living room where your children were and allow them to curse, kill or have sex? Of course you wouldn’t and yet this happens every day through our televisions. If we are not paying careful attention to what…
By Maxine Roeper Cohen, M.S. A number of decades ago, Little League baseball was the pre-eminent organized sport for youngsters. Girls were ineligible and teams were formed for a season. Sports were played predominately on neighborhood streets where children spontaneously formed kickball, basketball, football, and softball games, depending on the season. Whoever was available that…
By Tim Jahn, M.ED For pre-teens and teens returning to middle and high school, the first weeks of September can be demanding. Back to school brings a fresh start for academic success — a chance for your child to make significant headway towards good grades. It also means reconnecting with friends they may not have…
By Tim Jahn, M.ED Her new friend is dressed all in black, has purple hair and pops her bubble gum incessantly. His new friend wears a tee shirt advertising a heavy metal band and featuring expletives only partially deleted. When you say, “Your new friend seems a little strange, don’t you think?” he becomes instantly…
Adapted by Tim Jahn, Human Ecology Specialist, from an article by Stephen Small, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on myparenthetical.com. In many ways, being a teenager today is like being a teenager in any era. Teens still worry about their appearance, their future and what their friends think.…
By Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H. You may have heard that in this country we have an epidemic of overweight and obese children and adults. One of the contributing factors to this problem is the overuse of screens. Screen time is believed to contribute to weight issues in three ways. First of all, time…
By Maxine Roeper Cohen, M.S. The weather is sunnier, warmer, and the outdoors is beckoning. It is difficult enough for parents to stay on track and take care of business as summer beckons. Think about your children’s attention span in this tantalizing time of year. It is not easy to pay attention and focus on…
By Maxine Roeper Cohen, M.S. Ah, the warm weather has arrived and families may start dreaming about summer travel. Parents might have fond memories of summer vacations while they were growing up, and now it’s their turn to create those memories with their own families. Travelling with young children is not easy like…
Smart phones, computers and tablets, Oh My! (part 1) By Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H. Things sure are different now than when I was growing up “back in the olden days” as my son would say. My parents only had to worry about how much television I was watching. But even so, the concern wasn’t too…
By Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H. Screen-free week is May 4-10, 2015 Screen-free week is just around the corner. What better time to reconnect with family, friends and nature. Families everywhere will be unplugging their screens (computers, televisions, smart phones, tablets, etc.) and rediscovering the joys of life beyond digital entertainment. Join this world wide movement. …