Sports

Do you have a soccer player in your family?  If so, listen up. According to a story on Health.com, new research has found that soccer players who head the ball a lot show changes in the white matter of their brain.  Those changes are similar to those seen in traumatic head Read More

Experts are raising more concern about kids and sports-related concussions. The American Academy of Neurology is strongly encouraging state and local officials to enact safety regulations to cut back on the number of head injuries during contact sports. According to a story in Read More

    This little guy knocks down some incredible shots.  I wonder if Nike has contacted him yet. Do your kids have any special talents that could go viral? Read More

It’s Garrett from Shine Afternoons.  Did you watch the “Big Game” last night? One of my favorite parts is watching the commercials (apparently 1 in 3 Americans are just like me). A couple of my favorites were the “God made farmers” [Paul Harvey-Dodge Read More

No matter which team wins this Sunday…remember… ~Garrett Read More

From CommonSenseMedia.org With certain advertisers already promising more-risqué commercials this year, it’s important to understand what you can do to help filter the messages your kids might be hearing during the “Big Game” this Sunday: Kids under 7 may not understand that an Read More

Recess is going the way of the dinosaur at many schools, and America’s pediatricians are worried. According to a story on Time.com, doctors say recess can be as important as class time for helping students perform their best. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new Read More

We took our kids roller skating yesterday since they are on Christmas break, and I figured I would lace up my skates and spend the afternoon on the skate floor since I was a pretty good skater back in the day! Well….three laps later as my legs were throbbing and feeling Read More

More concern is being raised about football players and head injuries. ABC News reports that researchers have announced that 34 NFL players whose brains were studied suffered from CTE, a degenerative brain disease brought on by repeated hits to the head.  CTE results in Read More