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starts at a young age. Who knew you would hear a young girl as small as six years old saying she fears becoming fat, overweight, or obese when she gets older. When you see a six year old she is playing with her friends on the playground running to the swings and climbing on the slides the wrong way. Mothers, fathers, and family members give us Barbie dolls as young…

True, winters in Columbus can get really cold. So when summers come, boy, do people take advantage of the hot weather. How? Some head out to the park to enjoy a picnic or a good book. Others, especially sun and sea worshippers, head out to the beach. And then, there are people who simply bask in the warm weather in their backyard or garden. But before they can do that, they’d have to make sure the outdoors is perfect for hanging out. Why? Well, imagine this... Image credit: David Owen CC…

In my opinionated article written by Karen Li on how “physical and mental exercise contribute to a happy and healthy old age” is that the general idea of keeping active will led to a better and healthier life, reducing the risks of deceases like dementia and other illnesses related to old age. Keeping old folks active will also help the economy by saving around 100$ billion in our health system by reducing the treatments and medicine prescribed. Another benefit of staying active is staying…

When my mom asked my sister and I if we wanted to accompany her and two friends on a short trip to their cabin on the lake, we hadn't declined the invitation. I wanted a change in scenery and it wasn't like I had something better to do so we packed our things and met up at my mom's friend's house. They had a lovely spacious one story house with a pool. We loaded everything into the truck and began our two-hour journey. The journey itself wasn't that bad, although I found myself nodding off as I…

center of social reform and it attracted other social reformers to the settlement. Hull-House gradually expanded to include about a dozen other buildings used for classes and clubs, a nursery school, the only public library in the neighborhood, a playground and one of the first gymnasiums in the country. Hull-House opened a boarding home for girls. Many of the neighbors came to the center for weekly baths. Even though Hull- House is closed in 2012 the Hall exists today as a social service…

There are 32 kids and 11 adults. One kid in particular is wearing a pink vest with a pink shirt. She is also wearing yoga pants and is sliding down a slide repeatedly. There is a boy who is sliding down with her. He is wearing shorts and a T-Shirt. On the other side of the park there is a baby crying quite loudly because he fell of the swing. The smell of Bar Be Que fills the air. A soccer team is having…

Where ,When, and Who: Playground to pills… took place on 6:00 to 8:30 PM at the Oconomowoc Arts Center located at 641 East Forest Street, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The seminar was sponsored by multiple partners, Rosecrance, Oconomowoc Parent Education Network(OPEN), OASD, Your Choice, and Rogers, just to name a few. Presenters included Dr. Thomas Wright, MD of Rosecrance Treatment Centers, Dr. Brian Fidlin, Psy. D., Alissa Darin, Kettle Moraine AODA Counselor, Deana Marincic, MSW, LCSW, Scott…

There are two types of care for infants and toddlers. One is the Infant and Toddlers Child Care, and the other is Licensed Family Child Care Home. Both are very different regardless these take cares of children. These do not have the same regulations and benefits from the government. The requirements are not the same because the Child Care has more strict regulation by the government than the family child care. The child care is regularly for low-income family, single parents, or workers. In the…

Turning Determination into Success “If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it’s all your fault.” This is a perfect quote from Scott Orson Card’s novel Ender’s Game. Ender’s game is based on a strong, intelligent, young boy who is taken from his family to train in a position that is meant to save the world. Almost the whole book surrounds around the abuse Ender endures to become this warrior. Card uses the traits of strength and intelligence within…

We were able to observe at our local child-care center, Nana 's Playhouse and Learning Center. I guess I’m blind because I didn 't see anything hanging up, but I did hear the teachers telling the kids that there is no snatching, no hitting, no biting, and no running. I didn 't know this until we started observing, but the child care center that we observed at has a bitting system. In the older classes since they know better than to bite their friends. They have a three bite policy, so if your…