Though Salt Lake City children come in all shapes and sizes and grow at widely varying rates, sometimes an extremely low weight indicates a harmful medical condition called 'failure to thrive.' This general term is used for children who weigh significantly less than...

When Sandy parents try to limit sugar in children's diets, they often turn to sugar substitutes. There are dozens of sweetening options available. NutraSweet, Splenda, Equal, Sweet'N Low, Xylitol, Sorbitol, highly refined Stevia (Truvia, Pure Via) possible benefits:...

Hello Draper parents. I ran across an article in Women's Day magazine with some creative suggestions for helping children lose weight and develop sensible eating habits. ('Is My Child Too Heavy,' Women's Day, June 2011, p. 102) If you are one of the many Draper...

The English author Samuel Johnson wrote: The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. All of us know the power of a habit, and parents in the West Jordan area want to make sure that the habits their children are...