Great Parent Resource
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Nancy L. Brown, PhD
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (
PAMF) offers a wonderful
online resource for parents of children of all ages. The physicians and staff members of the PAMF know there are many questions and concerns that come with raising a child.
Whether a parent is looking for answers about a newborn's development, seeking advice on talking to a preteen about difficult topics or watching a teen struggle with making the right decision, PAMF is a great place to look.
The
parent site provides thousands of pages for parents of preteens and teens that are organized by topic. Within each topic there are links to articles for parents, as well as the content links for
preteens or
teens, links to reviewed resources, and even book reviews about the topic.
This new site is a one-stop shop for resources for parents! The material can help parents feel informed and confident to bring up health-related tpics with their children of all ages.
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 4.34
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Nancy L. Brown, PhD
Thank you David E. Williams at the
Health Business Blog for hosting
Grand Rounds 4.34 this week and including my post about the
Care and Feeding of Adolescents.
This week had some very interesting posts included and I loved all the humor!
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Happy Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Nancy L. Brown, PhD
Happy Mother's Day everyone! I hope that you managed to mother yourself, your children, your own mother, your partner, your pets, your house, your work, the earth, and the people you came into contact with today.
What a wonderful opportunity Mother's Day is to appreciate all of the unconditional love and attention that we enjoy every day and all of the blessings of love and attention we are able to bestow on others. Today is a chance to be thankful for all of the opportunities we have to teach, love, nurture, care for, and sustain the people in our lives!
I hope you find joy and love today!
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The Care and Feeding of Adolescents
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Nancy L. Brown, PhD
Given that food is a basic need and we all know that the
obesity rate among children has tripled in the last 40 years, and that more and more people are living with
Type 2 Diabetes, you would think that there would be lots of support for eating a healthy, well-balanced diet and exercising daily. Riiiight!
That would be in the perfect world, where preteens and teens did not care what their peers think, manufacturers did not advertise food that will make us fat and sick with skinny, beautiful people, school lunch programs did not (usually) suck, and where our children did not spend more time in front of "screens," being bombarded with advertising each year, than they spend in school!
Sadly enough, the best time to instill healthy eating habits is with their first solid food, but if you have gotten past 13 years old and have a teen you are encouraging to eat better, here are some tips:
- Be a role model - exercise daily and eat well;
- Set screen time limits;
- Do outside activities together;
- Cut the portions you usually serve down;
- Do not keep the unhealthy, sugary, easy foods in the house;
- Make the healthy foods easy - keep fruit cut up in the fridge with a tasty yogurt, and granola on the counter;
- Pack snacks they can take to school, practice, work, and other outside the home activities;
- Try new recipes until you find the ones they like;
- Go to local farmer's markets and cook meals together using the ingredients; and
- Make food something that the family enjoys preparing and sharing.
One great resource for helping preteens eat right and understanding the marketing that goes into what we eat is
Shaping Youth. I heard the Founder, Amy Jussel, speak last week and couldn't wait to send parents, teachers, and teens to her Blog. This is a new organization so I think the web site will continue to grow.
Good luck and keep up the fight!
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 4.33
Monday, May 05, 2008
Nancy L. Brown, PhD
Thanks to Dr. Bates at
Suture for a Living for hosting Grand Rounds 4.33 this week and including my post from Teen Health 411 about the
danger of cosmetics.
This week was really interesting and the photos from Arkansas were beautiful!
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