Your teen will probably never ask you if they’re ready to have sex; but, they might read a pamphlet about it…
It’s not easy for children to change allegiances at the drop of a judge’s gavel. Divorce is perceived differently between parents and children and it’s not unusual for terrible misunderstandings to occur. Here is a true life example of a “part-time kid.”
Peanut allergy is, for some unknown reason, rising in numbers every year. Perhaps we were merely naïve when I was a child, but we certainly didn’t have any “special table” in our lunch room as a “peanut free zone.” I never once, in my entire school years, had a teacher or classroom even mention that there even was such a thing as kids who couldn’t be around peanuts let alone prohibit them from entering… not any more! They’re everywhere and every school has them.
A link to a blog post by Hayley Kaplan which exposes little known facts about sexting on their phones and computers to teens.
Even if school wasn’t out for this summer, physical activity guidelines for children are simple and clear – 60 minutes of exercise each day. Here is a great link to simple examples of types and amounts of exercise for children, and two great examples from actual children’s exercise diaries – courtesy of the CDC.
