Screen Time and Junk Food
What do you recommend parents do to get their kids more physically active. My son is only 10 years old but he’s getting a gut and is glued to screens of one kind or another
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My Child Won’t Eat Vegetables!
Placing bite sized raw veggies and a healthy “dip” in easy to reach “eye level” locations for snacks can help children add variety to their diet.
The Value of Cooking with Your Child
Cooking is an activity that can help children of all ages develop many skills. Completing a recipe requires math, reading, cooperation, focus, and an ability to follow directions. Making a dish with Mom or Dad
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My Child Won’t Eat Vegetables!!!!
Dear Sharon, Do you have any advice for parents who have children who will not eat vegetables? I am really concerned about this. My son seems to only have a palate for junk. He is
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One way to reduce parental stress.
When my children were younger some friends and I decided to set up a “dinner exchange.” Once a week one set of parents made a meal big enough for both families, the next week the
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Peer Pressure and Healthy Eating
Dear Sharon, I want my kids to be healthy and I am determined to beat the “peer and social pressure” of eating processed foods. Can you advise a parent like me how I can convince
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Overweight Snacking Teen
Dear Sharon, My 12 year old daughter is overweight and I don’t know what to do. No one in our family has ever been overweight. I try to get her to eat less and different
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Healthy Eating Away from Home
Dear Sharon, Healthy eating is very important to us and our kids are comfortable with our priority for that. However, our 9-year-old son hangs out a lot with a friend whose parents have a different
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Holiday Eating
Dear Sharon, There’s a recent and needed emphasis on healthy eating. My 12-year-old son is a junk food junkie and with the impending holidays, I worry about his food choices. We’re trying to keep him
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