Mark Hyman's Blog, page 23
April 13, 2009
Sports training for babies may be overrated
Discouraging news for parents who have invested heavily in sports DVDs for toddlers and even infants. (I just bought one as a gift for a cousin whose new baby will be under heavy pressure to start at linebacker for Penn State in 2027).
These training tools probably accomplish nothing.
I admit I had my suspicions. Now they've been confirmed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recently published a study concluding that TV and videos for kids under 2 may not influence skill development.
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These training tools probably accomplish nothing.
I admit I had my suspicions. Now they've been confirmed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recently published a study concluding that TV and videos for kids under 2 may not influence skill development.
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April 10, 2009
Another warning about kids and curveballs
Little League Baseball continues to allow kids to throw curveballs. Before deciding the issue, it's waiting for results of a five-year study due to be completed in 2011.
Meanwhile, the medical evidence against kids throwing curves continues to pile up.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago recently released a study on children and pitching injuries. Their conclusions include this one: Youth pitchers should not learn curves until age 14, two years after Little League. “For pitche
Meanwhile, the medical evidence against kids throwing curves continues to pile up.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago recently released a study on children and pitching injuries. Their conclusions include this one: Youth pitchers should not learn curves until age 14, two years after Little League. “For pitche
Why did you pitch your son while he was hurt?
I'm posting a QandA about Until It Hurts and some of the thinking that went into the book. The article appears at Sportsletter.org.
David Davis, who conducted the interview, posed some interesting questions from 'What do you think is the lesson of Tiger Woods' story?" to "In the book, you write about being your son's baseball coach and having him pitch in a game when he had tendonitis. Why did you have him pitch while he was hurt?" (Well, because it was playoff time?).
It's a very good overview of
David Davis, who conducted the interview, posed some interesting questions from 'What do you think is the lesson of Tiger Woods' story?" to "In the book, you write about being your son's baseball coach and having him pitch in a game when he had tendonitis. Why did you have him pitch while he was hurt?" (Well, because it was playoff time?).
It's a very good overview of
