“Can I watch just one more episode?” “Fifteen more minutes?” “Can I just finish this level?” Do these questions sound familiar? To most American families, the answer is probably yes. On average, American children spend between seven and eight hours in front of some kind of screen each day. (Media and Children) Compare that to the…

The time for families to exercise together is now. Adolescent obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. (Ogden) Given the remarkably strong link between mental health issues and childhood obesity, (Dietz) this exponential growth of Generation Z’s waist line may be setting us up for a future with three times the number of…