One More Reason for Your Kids to Move More
By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Recently, I came across a new study that provides more evidence that fitter kids may make better grades...
View ArticleSchool Lunches: More Food for Thought
By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta School started for my kids last week and I scrambled to get everything done—shopping for school supplies,...
View ArticleIt’s Not the School Breakfast You Remember!
By Wendy Palmer, MS, RD, LD, CHES, Program Manager, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta As the mom of two little boys, I’m painfully familiar with the mad morning dash to get the kids up,...
View ArticleThe Countdown’s On!
By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Summer break seems to get shorter every year, doesn't it? This summer is flying by, but it’s been a great...
View ArticleReally?
By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta I feel a rant coming on. Maybe you’ll relate. And maybe you’ll have a rant of your own to share with me…or a...
View ArticleSchool Snack Plan of Attack
By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Is it just me or was this year’s “back-to-school” advertising blitz bigger than ever? Everywhere I turned I...
View ArticleSchool Cafeterias Get a Re-boot
In this week’s “Healthy Dose” blog, guest blogger Wendy Palmer explains why it is a good idea to let your kids eat the cafeteria food at school.
View ArticleThese Back-to-School Routines Really Work!
By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Mention the words ‘back to school’ in front of my boys and you can practically hear their ears snap shut....
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