Many parents struggle to get their children to lose weight, often resorting to forcing diets and exercise on their children who want nothing to do with the different food and additional exercise. This often strains a relationship between parent and child and can lead to feelings of resentment and depression in youth. Educating children about the problems associated with obesity also appears to not work well as children continue to be less active, despite a growing body of knowledge showing that activity is essential to healthy living. Weight loss camps are successful because they remove children from their normal environment. However, attempting to make drastic changes at home is often much more difficult because of factors that most parents fail to consider.
This Week’s News: Youth in Transition
Education
How To Keep Students In School?
Metro News, Charleston, WV – June 30, 2010
The dropout rate for high school students in West Virginia is at 25%. But Patrick Crane, Governor Joe Manchin’s Education Policy Advisor, says the state comes out better than most. “We’re doing better than the national average by about 2-3% points, but this is a huge problem throughout the country.” The Governor’s Education Panel met for the first time Wednesday in Charleston with other people who have a vested interest in that number. “The only way to approach this is as a group that can bring this together from all sides,” Crane says. West Virginia is one of six states to receive a grant from the National Governor’s Association to study dropout rates and try to find out the reasons why students leave school.
Coaching Made Easier: How to Successfully Manage Your Youth Baseball Team A Step-by-Step Guide to a Rewarding Season
Coaching Made Easier: How to Successfully Manage Your Youth Baseball Team addresses the pure and simple fundamentals of managing a team of young people. The purpose of this book is to provide greater meaning to the coaching experience by equipping you, as a volunteer coach, to handle the day-to-day management of your team. Huff’s method is a unique combination of business management and basic teaching skills. The CD-ROM that accompanies this book provides administra… More >>