#376 Wearing Your Pink For Anti-Bullying

03/09/20 • 13 min

Wednesday, February 26th, was Pink shirt day in Canada. If you're not familiar with what this represents, as the story goes... In 2007 two high school students in Nova Scotia witnessed other classmates bullying a grade 9 for wearing a pink shirt. In response to this, the two who witnessed the bullying, went to a nearby discount store and purchased fifty pink shirts to distribute to their friends in order to take a stand with the child being bullied. As it turns out, the next day, so many other children got behind this idea that literally, most of the school came dressed in head to toe pink standing in solidarity with the bullied child. An amazing story and touching story, yes... but, what about the underlying issues surrounding bullying? To truly overcome a challenge, you must understand the causes, the proper course of action, and the result. As far as we can tell, and from our own personal experience, bullying comes in many forms - of course, the easiest and most popular example is a child taunting or terrorizing another child, usually for some arbitrary reason. But what about other kinds of bullying in our culture? Could it be considered bullying when a parent humiliates or threatens to hit their child? Is it bullying when you are endlessly humiliated or mocked when you have a different opinion than someone online? Is retaliation OK? Does it make you a bad person? As you can easily see, not simple questions to answer, yet necessary (and rarely discussed) when "awareness" is brought to a subject. What we covered

The definition of bullying and how it applies to all aspects of modern life.
How, we believe, to start putting an end to bullying.
The correct use of force in this situation.

The definition of bullying and how it applies to all aspects of modern life.
How, we believe, to start putting an end to bullying.
The correct use of force in this situation.

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#375 4 Brain Boosting To-Do's For Kids

Kids get a bad rap when it comes to their brains.

Everything and anything seems to be bad for brain development... cell phones, screen time, sitting, inactivity and sugar.

All are true and their effects are varying but instead of focusing on what NOT to do, we thought in true Life By Design fashion we would talk about what TO DO in order to positively influence brain health.

For this episode, I bring on the most special of guests (to me), my wife Dana.

What We Covered

What important fat is required for brain development (and other stuff), as well as how to best meet your child's needs for this nutrient.
We all know how important exercise is for a child...here's some novel ways to make fitness part of the culture for your family.
What type of games are best to keep a child engaged, developing their creativity and stimulating their brain?
Is there a health care practitioner whose primary purpose is to find and correct problems with the spine and protect the function of the nervous system?

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#377 Give Your Child Enough Protein

Protein is a macronutrient that plays an essential role in thousands of functions within the human body. The building blocks that protein delivers, known as amino acids, are a requirement for normal and healthy development.

This means because amino acids are located in muscle, bone, ligaments, skin, hair, blood...effectively every tissue, kids need protein to thrive.

Of the 20 amino acids the body needs, it can produce 11 but the other nine must come from food. These are known as “essential” amino acids.

If your child is not getting enough protein, it can lead to more serious effects down the road. Without enough protein in their diet, a child may experience fatigue, lack of concentration, slowed growth, lowered immunity and more.

On today's episode of Life By Design I share some of the "how to's" for adding more protein into your child's diet.