We hear many common myths about sleep frequently. But they are not true in a scientific sense. The National Sleep Foundation has compiled a list of common myths about sleep, and the facts that dispel them. Amongst the 10 myths in the list, there’s one related to teens sleep pattern. What do you think?
Myth: Teens […]

Many kids and teens complain of feeling tired all the time. They could be making excuses to avoid school or school work, lack of sleep or overly active in sports. However, have you ever thought that some of them are physically sick? Some researchers believe that if fatigue is prolonged for over 6 months, not […]

If your teenagers are music lovers, they are highly at risk of hearing loss when listening to MP3 especially from iPod. Eliot Van Buskirk writes a very good article over at Wirednews.com alarming musicians and music addicts.
A list of tips on how to prevent hearing loss provided on p.2 of his article:
Many people turn their […]

Some children whose primary love language is acts of service would be very sensitive to what their parents do for them. They may not remember everything that their parents did for them, especially those acts of feeding or changing diapers when they were babies. But they would remember some specific incidents that their parents helped […]

Would you like to receive gifts? No matter adults or children would like to receive as many gifts as possible. Most children beg for things they like too. But for those children, if their primary love language is receiving gifts, it is a different story though.
When we (Dr. Chapman & Ross Campbell) asked ten-year-old Rachel […]

Dr. Chapman told a story of how a child’s love tank can only be filled by undivided attention – quality time:
Four-year-old Sara is pulling on her mother’s leg. “Mommy, Mommy, let’s go play!” “I can’t play right now,” Ginny says, “I must finish making this potato salad. I’ll play with you after that. Go play […]

News alert from American Academy of Pediatrics :
“Bones are like a bank account and from children’s early years through the teen years it’s the most important time to make deposits of calcium so that bones can handle the withdrawals that occur later in life,” said Jean Ragalie, R.D., vice president of nutrition communications for the […]

We all have to communicate through words. Children learn to speak not only by mimicking adults, but also taking a process through which their parents and other adults interact with them. The whole learning process involves understanding the meanings of words as well as receiving emotional messages.
Words of affection, praise, encouragement and affirmation with positive […]

A recent survey mentioned over at ArgusLeader.com shows that, “two in three teenagers say religion is important to them, but they don’t want only to go to church, synagogue or mosque to express their spirituality”.
The study, conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited, a market-research firm, suggests one thing: Teenagers do just about everything else online, why […]

According to Dr. Chapman, to some children, physical touch is their primary love language:
Samantha is a fifth-grader whose family recently moved to a new community. “It’s been hard this year, moving and having to make new friends. Back at my old school, I knew everybody and they knew me.” When we asked if she ever […]