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FitSpirit: The Middle Place

I'm a bit of a sucker for memoirs. I even read A Million Little Pieces after James Frey was deemed a fraud. (He's still working, by the way. No such ... Read More »

When it comes to your kid's weight, does the truth hurt?

No one likes to hear bad things about their child. But what if it's the truth ... and their health depends on it? What I'm talking about, of course, ... Read More »

Explaining plastic surgery to kids

Quite a few years ago, a friend of mine had breast augmentation surgery. Nothing outlandish -- in fact, you could barely notice a difference. She just ... Read More »

Andy Camper

This weekend my son and I are going on a vacation. While we're staying in a cabin, we'll be spending most of our time outdoors -- at the beach, sand ... Read More »

Working in the Workouts: Walk your kids to school

I don't like school buses. It's mainly because of the lack of seat belts. But I also wonder why, in an age of childhood obesity becoming too common ... Read More »

Working in the Workouts: Playgrounds

It's spring and in my Northern Virginia neighborhood that means kids and parents are hitting the playgrounds again. Kids are flocking to swings and ... Read More »

Who's your daddy?

All those talk shows that host the "Who's Your Daddy?" episodes are soon to be out of commission. (What was with all of those anyway, Maury Povich?) ... Read More »

Moms and toddlers argue 20 times an hour

Parenting is not easy. Even the best of moms deal with tantrums from toddlers. But would you believe a statistic that says mothers and their young ... Read More »

Parents who play diet defense win big

Parents are the first line of defense in protecting their children from poor diets, says Dr. Gerard J. Musante, founder of the residential weight loss ... Read More »

Parents funding medical research themselves

Fed up with the lack of treatment options for some of their children when it comes to diseases and conditions, some Boston parents have banded ... Read More »