Month: June 2010

  • Notable News about Kids

    Top 10 Brain Foods for Children. Want your child to do better in school? Take a close look at diet. Certain “brain foods” may help boost a child”s brain growth — plus improve brain function, memory, and concentration. In fact, the brain is a very hungry organ — the first of the body's organs to…

  • List of Free Summer Movie Fun

    DullesMoms.com List of Summer Movie Fun. Free Family Film Festival We have planned a fun-filled summer of select movies for kids and parents. Regal has proudly offered this free summer fun since 1991. Oh, did we mention that it’s FREE! Selected G or PG movies start at 10:00am every Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival.…

  • Please Vote for DJ Rick Adams!

    Please vote for a great guy who gets kids. I love his idea as well. As someone who is part of community building within the educational sphere dealing with parents and kids, they really need this sort of show. Pair them with those that have paved the way – let them find their passions and…

  • Breathing is important

    Group training today, inside with the smaller group. warmup: 2 min jump ropes core x2 general stretching squat thrusts 6 inches V Ups workout 2x: oblique tugs 50lbs ring rows 30lb db step ups 20lb wall ball squats (have to get the ball over the 10ft line) pull-ups 85lb push presses PT Station broad jump…

  • Notable News

    Phys Ed: A Workout for Your Bloodstream – Well Blog – NYTimes.com. Another great reason to add exercise into your daily routine. This study says that it has metabolic effects and that being fit helps your body run more efficiently. Who can argue with that? But a new study that gauged the metabolic effects of…

  • Welcome to the Kindness community

    Welcome to the Kindness community Thought this was a good site even though it is filled with annoying ads. Reminders on a regular basis of the kindness that happens around the world. Wish you could find more positive stories in the news — stories that inspire and uplift you? You’ve come to the right place.…

  • Hot, Hot, and more Hot

    I’m sore from the lunges yesterday so I was grunting and groaning a lot today. Oh and did I mention it was hot! This will be a common theme summer long – Hot, Hot, and more Hot. I can’t imagine how it is for those that go in the afternoon camps. There is no shade…

  • A Father’s Day reflection

    A man’s worth is measured by how he parents his children. What he gives them, what he keeps away from them, the lessons he teaches and the lessons he allows them to learn on their own. ~Lisa Rogers I wanted to reflect for a min about father’s day and how that day has become more…

  • Here’s to Improvement

    I have said this before – getting up can be tough and this morning was no exception. That alarm went off and my brain searched for a reason to turn it off and roll over, but it couldn’t find any excuse good enough – it is so automatic now, I can’t even find a good…

  • Tears for a Good Father

    Tears for a Good Father | Parade.com. As the old proverb says, “When a father gives to his son, they both laugh. When a son gives to his father, they both cry.” Happy Father’s Day, everyone.