Keeping Up with The Kids

Executive Sumary about Parents and Kids by Bonnie Murphy

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I’m not just talking about the physical strength but the mental acuteness that it takes to keep schedules straight so you will be at the right place at the right time.

Let’s talk about the mental stress and strain our everyday lives puts on us. Trying to reach certain places at a certain time really puts you under duress. In Alaska we have added stresses to our busy schedules such as weather limiting surprises.

Research shows that stress is not kind to our bodies. Stress has been the underlying problem for many ailments. One of my past clients was diagnosed with diabetes from a very stressful time in her life. Who would have thought that emotional stress could create physical symptoms? Who would have thought that emotional stress can create physical ailments?

Stress kills. If you look this up on the internet it will give you article after article proving that stress not only debilitates some people it can also cause pre-mature death.

There is one prescription “drug” that comes up time and time again as a stress reliever and that is……… EXERCISE!! Yes, the number one prescription for stress relief is exercise.

When you feel pressured from whatever life deals you, take a walk, swim some laps, go cross country skiing. Here we have a perfect example of how exercise can affect your life. When you do aerobic exercise your body releases hormones called endorphins and this acts almost like a euphoric drug. Because of these endorphins exercise can be habit forming!!

It’s been researched and proven that even weight training, especially circuit weight training will enhance mood and take the day’s problems away. When you take time to take care of yourself, it spills over to your family and co-workers. Kids, husbands and co-workers become a joy rather than a pain when you take care of yourself!

Times have changed and we’ve discovered that if we don’t take care of ourselves we can’t take care of our loved ones without stressing out! You know childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. Society blames the TV, the computer and the lack of PE and overabundance of soda pop in schools. This blame also keeps the focus on something that parents cannot necessarily control.

Encouraging children to be active is easy because children are naturally inclined to movement. And, studies show that if children become active early on, they are more likely to be active adults and suffer from fewer adult problems, such as chronic fatigue syndrome.

A study quoted by the American College of Sports Medicine shows that in families where both parents were active, 95 percent of the children were active. Sounds like great motivation for parents!

Second, encourage your child to participate in activities they enjoy and to experiment with new sports. Pass on to your children the skills you have developed and learn new skills with your child to further support them.

Third, focus on the fun of the activity rather than performance or weight loss. Children respond to fun and encouragement, but may quickly shut down if they receive negative feedback about their performance or feel pressure to lose weight.

Just like those commercials that tell parents “kids listen” when it comes to smoking, drugs, etc., they also listen and learn when it comes to fitness. What a great gift!

Kids And The Terrible Two’s

Executive Sumary about Parents and Kids by Lyn Leckie

Have you ever looked at your two year old and thought gee was I this bad as a kid? Well the answer is simple yes all kids give their parents grief at some time or another some worse than others. As much as kids can drive you completely crazy at times.

Kids respond to consistency and to rules as much as people think this is not the case it is. No matter how funny something inappropriate your kid does might look at the time you need to resist the urge to laugh at all costs as this leaves the door wide open for your kid to do this again and wait for you to laugh.

If the second time your kid does the same thing and you dont laugh it leads to confusion and anger for the child because today they cant do the behaviour but yesterday you found it extremely funny.

Time out is a very good tool even for the terrible two,s your kid and most other parents kid’s have gone through behavioural problems during the 2 year old stage. It won’t make your two year old kid an angel but it will make life a little easier for both you and your kid.

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