Articles tagged with: exercise
This is part 3 of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image.”
Part 1 and part 2 of our body image series talked about how kids don’t consciously draw a link between their own body image and behavior. For them, it’s about being accepted by their friends and loved by their family. So we asked the question, does a positive body image motivate a child…
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Does your child crave sweet or salty? The answer might be more than just a personal taste preference.
Your kid’s salt cravings can indicate low blood pressure or adrenal function, or over-hydration (too much water intake). Kid athletes who sweat but don’t replace the lost sodium might crave salt because of their low blood sodium levels after playing sports.
What if your kid just likes his food saltier? Maybe he…
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This is part II of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image.”
(Read part I: Your Child’s Body Image and Social Acceptance)
In part I of ZisBoomBah’s original series “Understanding Your Child’s Body Image” we raised the question: Does a positive body image motivate a child to eat healthy and exercise?
I spoke with psychologist and ZisBoomBah advisor Beth Lonergan, PsyD, to get…
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Fun activities and games that give kids their daily exercise and parents their peace of mind:
Strolling around the block after a meal puts a pause between an active day and a more quiet part of the evening that eventually leads up to bedtime. Leave cell phones and music players at home and make your family walk a time without distractions… just…
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Fun activities and games that give kids their daily exercise and parents their peace of mind!
Check your community calendar for spring clean-up volunteer days or organize your own. Put gloves on your child for safety and play “Agent Green” on a sunny afternoon, picking up trash around your neighborhood park.
Kids learn to give back to the community while burning 82 calories per hour – what better way…
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Did you read our “Couch Potato” article? We had talked about studies showing that too much of any kind of sedentary activity can shorten your kid’s life – may this be watching TV or doting dolls. Now, we wouldn’t be ZisBoomBah if we’d leave you hanging without a real solution, would we? We called to the rescue no other than The New York Times best-selling…
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Too much lounging may shorten your life, according to a new study from Australia. Makes sense.
Remember the movie “Matilda”? The bratty brother Mikey could be the poster child for coach potato kids, couldn’t he? Overweight, grouchy, empty-headed, sits in front of the TV all day long, mindlessly stuffing food into his mouth. Hold the cliché for a moment…
Whereas sweet Matilda, a child of wondrous intelligence and with a…
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