In this Child Wellness Wednesday Series, “Ready, Set, Run,” we're following ten adolescent girls as they go from never running before to completing a 5K. Step one was getting a proper shoe fit. Step two was teaching children about warm-ups, cool downs and stretching. Step three is teaching children how to use good form when running. YNN's Katie Gibas has more.
05/22/2013 05:00 AM
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Now that you've laced up the right shoes, you're almost ready to start running. In this Child Wellness Wednesday Series, Ready, Set, Run, we're following ten adolescent girls as they go from never running before to completing a 5K. Step one was getting a proper shoe fit. Step two is teaching children about warm-ups, cool downs and stretching. YNN's Katie Gibas has more.
05/15/2013 05:00 AM
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If you've ever been intimidated by running, don't be. In this Child Wellness Wednesday series - Ready, Set, Run - we'll follow 10 adolescent girls as they go from never running before to completing a 5k.
05/08/2013 05:00 AM
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When you ask parents if their children use drugs, most of them would say 'no,' but 20 percent of our teenagers are using; and, they tried it for the first time before the age of 14. For this edition of Child Wellness Wednesday, YNN's Marcie Fraser filed the following report.
05/01/2013 05:00 AM
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With busy schedules and time constraint, home cooked nutritious meals are hard to come by, so should vitamins and nutrients come for a bottle?
04/24/2013 05:00 AM
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Most adults love a a cup of coffee in the morning for a little caffeine, and according to recent researcher, kids do too.
04/17/2013 05:00 AM
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Nearly 20 percent of young men have a condition called varicocele. It's a problem involving the testicles that can affect their fertility. Marcie Fraser reports.
Updated 04/10/2013 05:00 AM
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Storing umbilical cord blood for is a new consideration for parents. It's costly and some experts say it's not worth it. For this edition of Child Wellness Wednesday, Marcie Fraser filed the following report.
04/03/2013 05:00 AM
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A recent report by the National Survey of Children's Health finds autism is on the rise, but other researchers say that is not the case. Marcie Fraser reports.
03/27/2013 05:00 AM
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When raising a healthy child, milk and cheese are part of a healthy diet. But from some children, a diet with dairy can not only be devastating, it could be life threatening.
03/20/2013 05:00 AM
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