_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Watch That Salt! By Jane Farrell article Did you know that ΓÇ£saltΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£sodiumΓÇ¥ are not the same thing, even though theyΓÇÖre often used interchangeably? Sodium, a … Read More→
_ Flu It's A Good Time to Get Your Flu Vaccine By Jane Farrell article While the U.S. remains focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to also be aware of flu season as we … Read More→
_ Parenting 10 Ways to Help Foster Healthy Physical Habits in a Digital World By Jane Farrell article We all know that exercise is essential to our health and wellbeing; however, in a time when so much of … Read More→
_ Parenting 11 Tips for Building Grit, Resilience, and Socioemotional Skills in a Digital World By Jane Farrell article Grit, resilience, perseverance, and emotional intelligence are all crucial for success, but how can parents help their children develop these … Read More→
_ Heart Condition Symptoms and COVID-19 By Jane Farrell article Researchers have released findings from a small study detailing the treatment of myocarditis-like symptoms in seven people after receiving a … Read More→
_ Stop the COVID Stress Spiral By Jane Farrell article Now that the pandemic has raged on for nearly a year, peopleΓÇÖs stress levels are through the roof. Teachers, healthcare … Read More→
_ Healthy Choices Heart Experts: Federal Diet Guidelines Good - With One Exception By Jane Farrell article The American Heart Association (AHA), the worldΓÇÖs leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, has responded to the … Read More→
_ Vision Health Protecting KidsΓÇÖ Eyes in a Digital World By Jane Farrell article Against the current backdrop of virtual learning, lockdowns, and fewer hours of outdoor play, children are using digital devices more … Read More→
_ Health Important Health Discoveries of 2020 By Jane Farrell article With support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists across the United States and around the world conduct wide-ranging … Read More→
_ Connecting With the Self By Jane Farrell blog When you were growing up you were taught you were many things: your family, nationality, religion, appearance, economic status, race […]
_ Children's Health Most American Kids Lack Cardio Fitness By Jane Farrell article Nearly 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall … Read More→
_ Tips for Parents at Home with Kids during the Pandemic By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: Many families are suddenly faced with how to keep kids occupied at home in response to the coronavirus … Read More→
_ Social Distancing with Gramma By Sondra Forsyth blog My grandparents had a cottage on Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. As kids, we spent most of the summer there. […]
_ Children's Health How to Prevent Childhood Drownings By Jane Farrell article Drowning is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths. In children under the age of four, only birth defects … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Stuck in the Anxiety and Fear of Coronavirus? 4 Things to Help You Snap Out of It By Sondra Forsyth article If youΓÇÖre feeling anxiety and fear about the coronavirus, youΓÇÖre not alone. The crisis has shifted our lives and pulled … Read More→
_ Neurology Infant Temperament Predicts Personality More than 20 Years Later By Jane Farrell article Researchers investigating how temperament shapes outcomes in adult life have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted … Read More→
_ Talking to Kids About COVID-19 By Jane Farrell article As public conversations around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increase, children may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill … Read More→
_ COVID-19: How to Safely Use Hand Sanitizer By Jane Farrell article Each of us can help stop the spread of COVID-19 disease by washing our hands regularly with soap and water … Read More→