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3 Quick Ways to Get Fit as a Family
Getting in shape is tough. Whether you join a gym or choose to exercise at home, it’s difficult to lose weight on your own. If …
How to Keep Your Child Active During Summer Break
Remember when you were a kid dreaming of summer days spent hiking, fishing, and playing outdoors? Childhood looks a lot different today than it …
4 Summer Outdoor Games for Children
As a parent, you want your children to be active and have fun during the months that they’re off of school. These fun …
Fun Ways Moms Can Stay Active Over the Summer
If you are like most moms, you run around all school year long and look forward to the lazy, hazy, even lazier days of summer. …
5 Ways to Help Your Child Be More Physically Active
According to a June 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 17 percent of children in the U.S. are obese. The CDC …
Why It’s Good to Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike
Most kids want to learn to ride a bike, and it’s an easy way to get them into the fresh air and exercising, but …
Camping with Toddlers 101
Whether you’re an experienced camper or you’re looking for a new way to spend family time, camping with your toddler can be wonderful and exhausting. …
School’s Out for Summer: How to Keep the Kids Occupied
Summer is here! Before you know it, you’ll be looking for ways to keep your kids entertained. To help you fight the relentless protests of …
How to Protect Your Kids from Sports-Related Injuries
Team and individual sports are readily accessible in private and public schools as well as at community centers and through outdoor groups. Participation in a …
2 Activities That Will Help Wire Your Child’s Brain For Learning
Some of the collateral damage in the wake of the No Child Left Behind law is the decrease in two areas of instruction, physical education …
How Exercise Can Improve Academic Performance in Kids with ADHD/ADD
A recent research study published in the January issue of The Journal of Abnormal Psychology found that 20 minutes of exercise before the start of …
Family Hiking 101
You don’t have to trek hours into the woods lugging a backpack and camping supplies to reap the benefits of hiking. Hiking and walking …
Tips to Help Your Children Enjoy Sports
Although after-school sports are a fixture at most schools, recently collected data suggests that the number of children participating in sports is decreasing every year. …
Outdoor Games for Labor Day Weekend
Planning a party for the end of summer? Celebrate America’s labor movement with these outdoor games. Don’t-Let-the-Balloon-Touch-the-Ground Keep balloons afloat by using only your hands …
No Cost, Fun Summer Activities for the Whole Family
Although you may not be able to afford a summer vacation this year, there are many low-cost, fun summer activities for the whole family. Here …
A Family Vacation Might Be Just What Everyone Needs
No one can say this winter hasn’t been the worst on record. You’ve been indoors so long you need a change of scenery. Taking a …