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Twins & Fitness
What happens to the health of identical twins who have very different exercise habits?
Strategies to Cope With Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
Kids & Digital Dementia
Research shows our growing use of digital devices can affect sleep quality, obesity risk, aggressive behavior and “digital dementia”.
Strategies and Ideas to Get Your Kids Moving More
Gym classes are vanishing. Passive entertainments are multiplying. The country has an out-of-control obesity problem. How can we stop the next generation from getting lost in the shuffle.
6 Tips to Writing a Meaningful Thank-You Note
More than just good manners, it’s a slow-down practice that benefits the writer as much as the recipient.
The Challenges of Weight-Based Bullying in Our Youth Culture
A new study finds adults believe fat stigma is the leading cause of childhood bullying.
What to Try Now: Little Free Library
Little Free Libraries are sharing books, improving literacy, and fostering community worldwide.
Expert Answers: Safe Strength Training for Children
Is there a safe way for my kid to strength train?
A Guide to ADHD Nutrition: Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid
For kids with focus and behavior challenges, these nine nutritional shifts may work as well as, or better than, medication.
How to Avoid Drama
Are your relationships defined by tired role-play? Here’s how to break out of character.
Family Values à la Française
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why perhaps it’s time we stopped obsessing about how the French eat, and started emulating the way they live.
Expert Strategies to Help Your Child Cope With Stress
So much for a carefree childhood. Today, even little kids are susceptible to adult-size stresses. Here’s where the stress comes from, and what you can do about it.
Peace Through Personality: How to Use the Enneagram to Manage Conflict
The Enneagram can help us understand why each of us deals with conflict differently — and how we can find common ground.
Dikembe Mutombo: The Giver
Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo talks about reaching out to connect with your community — and transforming the world.
10 Strategies to Navigate the Stresses of Caregiving
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one — without falling apart yourself.
Beautiful Girl: A Book for My Daughter
Jamie Martin shares a book aimed at encouraging healthy body image in girls from a young age.
A New Appreciation for Social Media
How a family member’s scary health diagnosis has given Jamie Martin a new sense of purpose on Facebook.
How to Make Amends
Psychologist Tamar Chansky, PhD, on how to gracefully say you’re sorry.
Giving Back: Girls on the Run
Maggie Fazeli Fard reflects on her experience as a Girls on the Run coach, and preps for this Saturday’s big 5K.
How to Incorporate Wellness into Schools
Schools with wellness-oriented curriculums teach students social-emotional learning as well as how to thrive — and are leading the way for other institutions to start doing the same.
How to Cope With Loved Ones Who Don’t Support Your New, Healthy Lifestyle
Making the decision to eat healthy can trigger tension with family members or friends. Healthy-eating expert and author Darya Pino Rose shares her strategies for finding peace at the dinner table.