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Portland Children's Health

How Much to Feed Your Baby Starting on Solids

When I speak to mothers at meetings of the Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) here in the Seattle area, often what they're most...
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Mini Mountain teaches families to ski, snowboard in indoor comfort

  • Ski
  • January 4, 2012
On a recent Saturday afternoon, three young kids raced each other on snow boards down a short, carpeted slope in a warm, dry, indoor environment. A...
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Skate your way to fitness on the Eastside

Dreary, drizzly days need not prevent you and your family from staying fit this winter. As any true Northwesterner knows, if you let the rain deter...
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Your baby's first solid foods

Many parents of today’s babies have little idea what they’ll feed their infants once they’re old enough to start trying solid...
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Jimmy and Megan beat childhood obesity in less than six months

Listen to the experts in the field and they almost unanimously agree that childhood obesity is an incredibly complex problem that’s taken...
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Childhood Obesity Prevention and the 21st Century Rabbit Hole

As a former physical educator and a normal human being, my life experiences have led me to the conclusion that obese kids are unable to do pull ups...
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How the Five Stars saved big bucks on health insurance premiums

Recently, a group of five MLB stars (who will remain unnamed) formed a small marketing company. They called their company, “Five Stars, Inc....
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How a consistent and structured daily summer schedule benefits ADHD children

  • ADHD and Summer
  • April 24, 2012
As each warm sunny spring day grows longer, the daffodils grow taller, and bumble bees are buzzing away many children are anxiously waiting for...
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Motivation: Intrinsic VS Extrinsic Valuing of Exercise

What do you do on a beautiful day, in your leisure time, when you’re free to choose what ever it is that you want to do? At the top of my son...
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Re-framing childhood obesity prevention and igniting the motivational flames

When framing an issue you’re basically deciding what’s important (that goes inside the frame and gets attention) and what’s...
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