Winter is fast approaching. The squirrels are stashing away their favorite nuts. The bears are looking for caves in which to hibernate. And you should be boning up on sad and SAD so that you can recognize such symptoms in your kids (or yourself) should they appear. (This is an update of an article that […]
Children/Outdoors/Good health
February 12, 2012 by
Do your kids a favor. Pry them away from their TV, video games, computers, and smart phones – forcefully, if necessary. Ignore their yelling and sarcasm. Then kick them out the door – literally, if need be. If they threaten to report you to child welfare services, inform them that merely being outdoors is the […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder in Children
November 5, 2010 by
A frequent dose of sunshine is the right tonic to keep your kids hale and hearty if you reside where winters are long and the days short. Here is what you should know: 1. Sunlight helps minimize being sad and having SAD. Sad (small letters) is having the “winter blues.” SAD (capital letters) stands for […]
