And What Parents and Teachers Need to Know Instead You're feeling the pressure. Parents want their 4-year-old reading. The elementary school down the street expects incoming kindergarteners to know their letters and numbers. Your preschool director is asking about "academic readiness." Social media is full of 3-year-olds doing worksheets at tiny desks. But here's what [...]
A new study, conducted by the University of South Australia, found that regular exercise could be “a powerful intervention” in the ongoing efforts to better support children and young people’s mental health. Researchers determined in the largest meta-analysis involving 38,000 young people that consistent, structured movement improved symptoms of both anxiety and depression. More specifically, the study discovered: Anxiety- [...]
I admit it. When I hit the gym to lift, I hate to do squats. If you lift, then you know squatting targets our biggest muscles, and this requires us to lift the most to fully challenge them. Honestly, I would find excuses to skip squats if I didn’t remind myself these muscles are [...]
