How Your Children Can Get Enough Sleep in the 24/7 Connected World
Sleep may be the most important, though overlooked, contributor to your children’s development and health. The reality is that children can survive without exercise and on little food (though I don’t recommend either), but all children need sleep. It’s often unnoticed because you don’t usually see your children sleeping and its benefits are not readily […]
Read MoreFire Up or Chill Out: The Importance of Intensity in Cycling
Intensity may be the most important contributor to cycling performance once the race begins. It’s so important because all of the motivation, confidence, focus, and emotions in the world won’t help you if your body is not physiologically capable of doing what it needs to do for you to ride your best. Whether you are […]
Read MoreYou’re Not That Important!: Letting Go of Self-Consciousness
Is it just me or are people more self-conscious than ever before? Thanks in no small part to the Internet, it does seem like everyone, at least celebrities such actors, pop singers, and professional athletes, seems to be “under the microscope” these days. They are stalked by the paparazzi, web sites chronicle their every step, […]
Read MoreTaylor Interview on Utah Public Radio: Raising Children in a Digital World
I was recently interviewed on Utah Public Radio on how to raise children in a digital world. You can listen to it here.
Read MoreFeed Your Children a Balanced “Diet” of Technology
The operative word in raising healthy children in this often-times unhealthy digital world they are growing up in is balance. A nutritional analogy works well here. A balanced nutritional diet doesn’t mean 50 percent healthy food and 50 percent junk food. Rather, a balanced diet involves ensuring that your children get adequate nutrition from all […]
Read MoreThe Bad, the Ugly, and the Good of Children’s Use of Social Media
Whether we like it or not, the Internet, social media, and all of the related technology are here to stay. As evidenced every day in so many ways, this new technological landscape brings many wonderful benefits to our family’s lives and relationships. At the same time, as with any new innovations, this impact has a […]
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