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Near the end of one Science Center B panel on Saturday—six juniors at the College discussing “Things We Never Thought We’d Do: True Stories of Life at Harvard”—a concerned parent asked an intriguing question. He had heard the panelists praise Harvard for its brilliant students, but he wanted to know whether any professors had made an impact on these juniors—noting that the high costs of Harvard’s tuition help pay for professors...
...idea that weight training could stunt growth by harming areas within young bones that are still developing. Indeed, in 2001 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a paper outlining the benefits of such activity when performed properly (see box). And so with childhood obesity at all-time highs, rising parent concerns about letting their kids play unattended and a growing desire by athletic teenagers to train for organized team sports, health clubs are becoming all-purpose family havens...
...latitude, like an extended curfew, his own private room and even an unchaperoned trip to the area's famous hot springs. But inviting an entourage of two men and six bellies is just too much, especially in a country so regimented that Olympic athletes are not informed of a parent's death, lest their personal lives get in the way of their athletic performances. Officially, Gazza's late-night drinking isn't seen as an issue by his club. "Gascoigne fixed his alcohol problems before coming to China," says team manager Zhong Bohong. But the Flying Horses' officials also know...
...single athlete on our squad has been trained by their parents or prep-school. The vast majority of the fencing team attended public high schools and developed their superior abilities by joining fencing clubs. Talent has to be earned through hard work and determination, and can’t be bought or handed-down by a parent...
...however, with his family now living in Grand Haven, Mich., Bolger and his mother decided he should augment their private curriculum with courses at Muskegon Community College. “No matter how skilled one parent is, it is still only one person,” he says...