MORE THAN A MARATHON. PARENTING IS A VERY LONG DISTANCE CHALLENGE.

Parenting, such a miracle, such a demanding career! But where is the instruction manual? Even a new car comes with an owners manual complete with a section on Trouble Shooting. But no such luck with a new baby in the house. Consider this blog, your Trouble Shooting Guide for the times when you just want to cut them loose.

What do you do when your kids stop going to school?
How do you rekindle their desire for learning? What do you do with your severely gifted child?
When do you have that "talk" with your teenage son or daughter and how do you know what to cover?

Our advisors are compassionate experts who will
provide the strategies needed to put your kids back on track. To make the sight more useful will be parent bloggers in the middle of the quest to tame that wild eyed child just aching to experiment with something new.

Start scrolling down the most useful blog you'll ever need for those very challenging moments.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

U.C.L.A study: Cancer cells slurp up fructose.

Sweeter means more profit. And our kids are swallowing a dangerous pancreatic cancer risk. Check the labels for high fructose corn syrup. U.S. consumption of high fructose corn syrup went up 1,000 percent between 1970 and 1990 (the Am. Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004.

2010 UCLA study: Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate. This spike in cancer cell division speeds the already rapid spread of cancer cells.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_101759.html

HFCS's, high fructose corn syrup allows sodas to have a longer shelf-life. The problem isn't the corn syrup part, it's the fructose part, it does not stimulate insulin or leptin. These hormones combine to tell the body it's full and whether or not to store fat.

Read more:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/110570-foods-contan-high-fructose-corn/#ixzz0vkwdpJrH

What to do?
Drink less soda.
Limit processed foods
Read the labels. Avoid foods that contain HFCS's
Choose fresh fruit rather than fruit juice or fruit-flavored drinks.
Drink water. Don't allow sweetened beverages to replace milk, especially for children.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

A Second Opinion on Learning Disorders by Aditi Shankardass

Since we're talking about the education of children, should we not know more about their brains?  And as parents, knowing about brain activity in our children is so logical! What if we could see that brain activity by watching their brain waves?  What could be learned that will help us be better parents, better teachers?

Every parent, every educator should hear this talk. Click HERE to play.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Know someone who needs help?

Phoebe Prince's suicide in Massachusetts is a reminder that students all over the country face difficult challenges. Had Phoebe contacted Education Navigator, she'd be in school now and on her way to graduation.

Education Navigator for Students is a lifesaver for kids like Phoebe. If you know kids that need help, tell them to contact us and post their challenge on our blog. We've got strategies that produce quick results.
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