Word: kidded
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...They say Gretzky can't be replaced, but I say let's try. The game (hell, the world) needs more Wayne Gretzkys. The last one came out of Brantford; maybe the money raised at Wally's street-hockey fundraiser will allow some kid who couldn't afford a stick or a net to finally get one. And maybe one day, the town produces another humble genius who, against all conventional wisdom, dominates the game (and our hearts) all over again...
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...week at the European Congress on Obesity in Amsterdam, a team of researchers from Peninsula Medical School in the U.K. presented findings from a painstaking study of physical activity in 206 children ages 7 to 11 from three schools in and around Plymouth, on the southern coast of England. Kids at the first school, an expensive private academy, got an average of 9.2 hours per week of scheduled P.E. Kids at the other two schools - one in a village near Plymouth and the other an urban school - got just 2.4 hours and 1.7 hours of P.E. per week, respectively...
...meaux's conclusion: "Trying to force a kid to exercise may not work." Anyone who has ever been in P.E. class knows that she's right. (As a certifiable geek, I used to feign stomachaches every day so I could do my homework in the bleachers instead of play basketball.) But is there really nothing we can do to encourage kids to be more active? (See 10 dieting myths debunked...
...have zero sympathy. I understand about emotional eating, I understand how painful the process can be, but I also understand that change is possible. In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them. (See nine kid foods to avoid...