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Movement Matters: 5 Ways Physical Activity Improves Student Behavior

SHAPE America

As the wellness manager for my school district, one of my job responsibilities includes implementing the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) in our schools — essentially, making the school day more active. It supports students’ academic achievement, mental health and overall well-being.

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Remission Achieved Quickly for Girl With Complex Crohn’s Disease

Stanford Childrens

It is a chronic (long-term) condition. It started with genetic testing to rule out a genetic cause for her Crohns disease, as well as tests to exclude an immune deficiency. She is now growing well and looks healthy again, Brittani says. The center achieves 85% remission for its IBD patients.

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Healthy Kids, Brighter Futures: Why Wellness Belongs at the Heart of Education

PE for Parents

Every Kid Healthy Week Celebrate your efforts to improve kids’ health and well-being with an event that gets families and communities involved in the fun. But for that potential to flourish, children need more than textbooks and tests—they need environments that nurture their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Case A, et al.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Importance Of Physical Education Electives The goal of physical education is to equip students with skills, knowledge, and interest to pursue a lifetime of fitness, health, and wellness.

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Preschooler Living Seizure-Free With Leading-Edge Medicine

Stanford Childrens

Sammy was treated, but despite medicine, the seizures kept coming, often during his sleep but during the day as well. “At The family had learned that Sammy’s epilepsy was related to a very rare genetic condition called Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome, which affects fewer than 300 people worldwide. He loves basketball.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. Their self-image as both an athlete and a child becomes tightly woven into how well they perform. Must perform, must impress.

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IBD: Navigating the Road to Recovery With Positivity

Stanford Childrens

Based on the results, Dr. Moses narrowed Mos condition down to ulcerative colitis , a type of IBD that involves inflammation in the inner lining of the large intestine (colon). Mo is now 15, and the regimen hes on has been working for the past seven monthsworking so well, in fact, that he was recently able to stop taking the steroids.