Editor’s Letter


The Kids Are All Right W


hether you’re the parents of young children or adolescents, we trust you’ll fi nd Ready, Set, Grow® (Raising Healthy Kids) and readysetgrowmag.com valuable resources for helping to instill healthy habits in your kids, so they can make good choices and lead productive lives. Now that your children are ensconced in school, sports and the other awesome activities that the fall and winter have to offer, you will want to make sure they stay healthy and fi t. Ready, Set, Grow includes guidance on healthy eating — such as power-packed vegetarian options (“Going Vegan/ Vegetarian?”), GMO safety (“Ask the Expert”) and sweet treats that are actually good for you (“Just Desserts”) — as well as family fi tness (“Kids & Yoga”). We also cover the best ways to manage asthma and allergies (“Surviving Winter,” “Cold- Weather Triggers,”), keeping colds and the fl u at bay (“How Bad Is Bad?” “Have a Shot”) and simple skincare solutions (“Cool-Weather Rashes”). Your child’s emotional well-being matters, too. Read about helping reticent kids expand their social horizons (“She’s So Shy”), gender nonconformity (“Raising Transgender Kids”), early puberty (“They Grow Up So Fast”), how to monitor teens without hovering (“What’s Happening at the Mall?”) and surviving today’s nuclear family (“The Kids Are All Right”). There’s so much more in this issue, so be sure to enjoy the


entire magazine. Also remember to visit readysetgrowmag.com anytime, anywhere, from your preferred device. You will fi nd an abundance of stories on raising healthy children, along with a digital version of each Ready, Set, Grow magazine. Looking forward to your feedback: em@cwpg.com.


Elaine Marotta Editor-in-Chief VP Publishing Operations


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