Health & Fitness
How Can You Enhance Your Child’s Screen Time?
We live in a world of screens: computer screens, smart phones, hand-held DS’s, Wii’s, Xboxes…the list goes on and on and is growing steadily. Unfortunately, we’re growing steadily too. Obesity and its related health problems (such as diabetes and heart disease) are rising at an unprecedented rate. This problem effects all sectors of society but [...]
NBC4 News Takes 123GoTV Out for a Test Drive
123GoTV by KidExerciser was showcased last night on the NBC4 News Segment 4 Your Health. As was mentioned on the newscast, “Many parents complain that kids watch too much TV and don’t get enough exercise. What if they could do both things at the same time?” 123GoTV was invented by a mom to make this [...]
Playtime As the Weather Gets Colder
Kids Playtime Changes with the Seasons Autumn is upon us. It is a favorite time of year for me. Beautiful tree colors, crisp clean air, and back to school friendships and activities. Whether you live in the eastern or western U.S., it is still warm enough for the kids to play outside. What are your [...]
TV or Not TV? Not The Question Anymore Thanks to 123GoTV
Every fall since our son began elementary school, we have had the important decision to make about how much TV he should watch, especially on school nights. Some parents set the bar at no TV at all during the week. That’s pretty strict, and effortful to enforce. Others, like us, employed the rule: Homework first, [...]
Teaching Fitness to Our Kids
Teaching Fitness to Our Kids Kids learn habits from a young age. They learn from experience and bring these experiences with them into adulthood. Two generations ago, parents didn’t have as much responsibility for teaching their kids about nutrition and exercise. Food was less processed and kids walked, rode bikes, and spent more time outside. [...]
