by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Nov 12, 2021 | Food Allergies and Special Diets, Getting Kids Moving, Nutrition and Health
How to Manage Childhood Diabetes Diabetes is an inherited or acquired chronic disease pertaining to the inability of the body to metabolize carbohydrates. There are two main types of Diabetes: Type 1, known as insulin-dependent Diabetes, and Type 2, also known as...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jul 1, 2021 | Getting Kids Moving, Homeschooling
A Parent’s Guide to Outdoor Safety Warmer weather and vacation time from school means your kids are going to be spending a lot of time outside. While activities like picnics and pool time are among summer’s most treasured pastimes, the great outdoors can also be a...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | May 28, 2021 | Getting Kids Moving, Homeschooling
Keep Up Dance Lessons at Home Did the pandemic derail your or your child’s dance participation? Take heart! While nothing can replace professional in-studio sessions, you can devise a studio for your home that will take the edge off until the pandemic is a distant...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jan 8, 2021 | Getting Kids Moving, Nutrition and Health
Guiding Kids to Healthy Choices (Post may contain affiliate links). All parents want the best for their kids. But at the end of the day, kids are their own people who make their own choices. As parents, all we can do is teach them, love them, and give them the tools...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Mar 3, 2019 | Getting Kids Moving, Homeschooling
I was planning to write a post specifically about exercise and autism. However, I have noticed that I have readers with all different types of kids (DUH, right)? And as someone pointed out, all kids are unique learners. So, I'm going to broaden my focus a little. I'm...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Feb 17, 2019 | Getting Kids Moving
Why Exercise Beats the Winter Blues. 1. Exercise Beats the Winter Blues by Getting Your Blood Pumping Morning is the best time for getting brain work in because I'm fresh, just had my coffee and I have all sorts of ideas. By 1:30-3:00 I start to feel sluggish and in...