Article Archive for Health Minded Parenting

What Pesticides Are in Your Food? (There’s an App for That!)
How technology can help you stay healthy
A Q&A with EarthTalk; reprinted with permissionDear EarthTalk: How do I learn about what pesticides may be on the food I eat...
For Dads: Fun Family Fitness
Spend this Father’s Day playing outside
It’s June, and Father’s Day is coming up — time to indulge Dad with some R&R, perhaps a favorite beer and a chance to catch a...
The Modern Dad’s Dilemma: How to Be Known by Your Children
How storytelling can connect generations and promote intimate relationships with children
When I start talking about our emotional lives as dads — using words like needs, intimacy, vulnerability and closeness — to an...
One Recipe, Two Meals, Three Ways
Three dinners your family (and your diet) will love
Would you eat better if your family’s food preferences didn’t get in the way? You’re not alone. One of the top challenges my...
Food Allergies and Inflammation
When the cure is worse than the disease
Robyn O’Brien was not someone who gave much thought to misguided government agencies and chemicals in our food — until the day...
How to Minimize Seasonal Allergies
Keep pollen at bay with these tips from The FIRM
We’ve all been eagerly awaiting spring’s magnificent arrival and are being drawn outside by the warm air and beautiful blooms....
How Safe Is Food Coloring?
Is there a link between artificial food dyes and hyperactivity in children?
A Q&A with EarthTalk; reprinted with permission  Dear EarthTalk: Ever since the red dye #2 scare in the...
Diabesity: A Modern Plague
An excerpt from ‘The Blood Sugar Solution’
What’s in a name? Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, obesity, pre-diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, type 2...
Why Smart Parents Ask “What Is It Like to Be You?”
An excerpt from ‘Parenting Without Power Struggles’
There are two stages involved in the process of working with a child whose behavior is problematic. The first, which I refer to...
How Does Yoga Affect Children?
Yoga ideas and products for kids, plus 3 ways parents and children can enjoy yoga together
Who thought the day would come when moms and dads would have to schedule play dates for their children? Americans are living in...