Thoughts on improving childhood fitness and learning
Hmmm. There’s a lot of research that points to the fact that children believe that food that is wrapped in brightly colored fun packaging tastes better than the same food in a plain wrapper. Fast food companies have known this for years, going so far as to entice kids with toys in their “happy meals.” [...]
Wed, September 29 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity, Thinking (and Moving) Outside The Box » No Comments
See, it’s the simple things we can do that will make a difference! Like getting kids to exercise BEFORE they eat, instead of after. Switching recess to come before lunch has three huge benefits: 1) It lets them “get the wigglies out” after having sat nearly motionless in a classroom all morning; 2) it helps [...]
Fri, August 27 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity, The Mind-Body Connection, Thinking (and Moving) Outside The Box » No Comments
One day, my daughter and I were going to a school function in the evening. Because her school has limited parking, many families had to park off-campus and walk the rest of the way to the school. To be honest, we could have walked the entire way, but like many busy families we were running [...]
Thu, March 25 2010 » Everything Else, Reversing Childhood Obsesity, Thinking (and Moving) Outside The Box » No Comments