The joys and challenges of parenting in the summer are nearly upon us. Who's watching the kids while we're at work? What's for lunch? Do we really want to take all these kids to the pool? Should they have shoes on even though it's 90 degrees out? How did you lose your flip flop? Camping? Should we still be on a routine? How can you be bored? Why are you running in the house? GO PLAY! I can't wait...I think. While the kiddos are running around participating in the "make

As health and wellness practitioners, we see kids of all shapes and sizes each day. And our job is to try to help them be healthy now and in the future. We face some challenges with this mission in mind, when parents and children alike don't recognize that there's a problem. A recent study reveals that the parents of overweight and obese children usually think their child's size "just right." Check out this article to see how frequently this is an issue. Meanwhile, we're g