In an environment where many young people do not exercise, bicycling is a positive way for your child to be active. However, you must teach your child the principles of bicycle safety. This includes wearing

In golf, unlike in other sports, the lowest score wins. A typical golf course has 18 holes, and the golfer must tee the ball up for each hole and then hit the ball into the hole, which is marked by a flagged

Indoor air pollution symptoms can come from a variety of sources. The environment in residential and commercial properties is usually infected from substances used for cleaning and disinfecting areas.

Explore the PyramidIt is always a good rule of thumb to have a guide. Thankfully, the United States Department of Agriculture has put together a nifty visual for people to understand how to create a balanced

Ah, I have been avoiding you, little blog, mostly because I knew once I came back here, I'd have to face up to something I am less than proud of: I did not compete in the half-marathon. There, I ripped

Over the winter break, thirteen other university students and I traveled throughout China with Professor Shibin Sheng and Professor Monica Yang (from the Business School). We studied international marketing

Robin McKinley said "write what you want to read." Now, I've heard many versions of this quote but McKinley goes on to say that if you are excited to read what you're writing, then your readers

Not that it's that important, really. But I've often been curious about when twin children are old enough to understand the fact that they're twins, and what that means (in broad strokes, anyway). Just

When I first joined Twitter, I used standard follow back protocol: if you followed me, I followed back. It was considered common courtesy. But these days, I'm much more discerning so you won't get an automatic

I've been talking to parents of teens … thousands of them. Here are some observations and some truths about parents, as I reflect on my conversations with them. Let me know if they ring true to you:1.)

A touch hyperbolic? Perhaps. But I really think I make the best tuna salad and what's funny about that is: everyone loves their own tuna salad the best, don't they? In my opinion, tuna salad should never

This article from the Kids Health can help explain what is happening in language they can actually understand. It talks about the feelings of the parents, the kids, why it’s not their fault and what they