Newspapers are reporting on a new study, released this morning: Kids are watching more TV, and upper-income kids are playing more video games on cell phones. (Read it here.) No surprise, right? But it’s not good, and not inevitable! Here’s the comment I posted about this NY Times article. (Or see the posting HERE.) —————————– [...]
A new study links regular diet soda use with strokes and heart attacks. A study presented this week at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference (ISC) suggests a 61% increase in stroke for people who drink diet sodas regularly. (Click here to read more.) Does diet soda cause stroke? Or does the association merely [...]
What would your family life be like, if the TV weren’t blaring all the time? You can find out! Next week (Sept. 19-25, 2010) is “National Turn Off the TV week.” The idea is to unplug all the TV’s in your house for 7 days. Check out the AAP’s website, or the Center for Screen-Time [...]
