15) Family walks after meals should be non negotiable. They improve insulin sensitivity, recovery from workouts, and overall mood.
16) Hydration starts the days before exercise, not the morning of.
17) Rarely is the area of pain the source of your problem.
For what it’s worth, in raising our own kids we created an effective, balanced, common-sense approach based not on rules but on three principles. Treat everyone with respect. Whatever you undertake, give it your best effort. You, and only you, are accountable for your actions.
addressing the behavior first or only addressing the behavior is a band-aid solution, whether it’s done through punishment or appeasement. It may stop the behavior in the moment, but it never gets to the root of the issue.
One of the things that happens as boys are growing up is they learn about a very restrictive version of masculinity, a list of things that you’re not allowed to do or say. Particularly around emotions: You’re allowed to be angry, and you might be able to cry if something’s really bad — like a sports team you’re on loses a really important game, or... See more