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PuzzleTrails the healthy alternative.... — Benefits of outdoors

Our kids are more likely to be short sighted than us!

Benefits of outdoors

Our kids are more likely to be short sighted than us!

According to the latest Canadian study, myopia or nearsightedness has increased from 6% to 28.9% for children between the ages of 6 and 13. A significant amount of this can be contributed to too many hours spent looking at close objects [read...phones, ipads, laptops!] with limited breaks for long distance work.  Historically, school-time required alternating bouts of reading from books and reading from the board. Recess was pure outdoor time, with your vision focused more distantly.  With increased screen based classroom work plus social media and gaming predominating extra-curricular time, it is not unusual for our children to have 6+ hours of...

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Is screen time sabotaging your child's sleep?

Benefits of outdoors

Is screen time sabotaging your child's sleep?

Recent studies have shown that children and adolescents are highly susceptible to sleep disruption from screen-based media use and exposure, far more so than adults. 

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Are you getting enough family time together?

Benefits of outdoors

Are you getting enough family time together?

Busy lives....hectic schedules..too many lists and inboxes....it is easy to find yourselves with very little quality family time together.  Here are 10 things families do to stay connected Download a PuzzleTrail today, go have some sleuthing fun and tick of #3 and #4!

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Let's get walking!

Benefits of outdoors

Let's get walking!

6 less often talked about reasons for getting out walking!  READ this short article ...and get those shoes on :)   

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10 Reasons to Get Outdoors

Benefits of outdoors

10 Reasons to Get Outdoors

Lifestyles are more stressed...  Yet more time is sedentary and on screens...  Need a reminder of why getting outdoors does you so much good?  READ HERE for 10  good reasons, then DOWNLOAD a PuzzleTrail today and plan that fun family time out!

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