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"Mom, My Tummy’s Doing Flip-Flops . . ."
RealAge soothes back-to-school jitters with friend-forging tips
San Diego, CA, August 12, 2008 -- No matter how much of a germaphobe you are, no matter how much antibacterial hand gel you slather on, there’s one back-to-school bug that can’t be sanitized away. Kids often get butterflies as they face a new year, new classmates, and new teachers, so RealAge.com is offering new-school-year soothers.
As the leading health and wellness Web site, RealAge.com is arming parents with social strategies to share with children who are nervous in new situations or antsy about making friends. Whether you have a budding kindergartener or a middle-school newbie, the Parenting Center on RealAge.com shows parents how to prepare their broods for awkward moments they may encounter.
To head off concerns such as “Who will I sit with at lunch?” and “Why wouldn’t she play with me at recess?” RealAge.com offers suggestions to help parents help their kids:
- Plan some conversation starters. Suggest some opening lines or ways a child can engage the playmate she wants to get to know.
- Turn acquaintances into friends by planning pizza or park outings with other families early in the school year. Call a parent first to set a time, and let your child follow-up with the friend-to-be.
- Volunteer together. Your child will get opportunities to meet others while stocking the shelves at a food pantry or filling water dishes at the local animal shelter.
- Head to http://www.realage.com/ParentingCenter/intro.aspx to help children stymie bullies and resist peer pressure.
For more on vanquishing back-to-school butterflies, visit www.RealAge.com, or contact Meredith Wade, RealAge PR, at 858-200-7497.
About RealAge.com
RealAge.com is a healthy-lifestyle Web site that inspires its members to "Live Life to the Youngest" and to pursue their health and wellness goals by making their RealAge younger. The site offers the patented RealAge Test, the most widely used method for measuring overall health, and is the official online home of the YOU Docs, Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD, and their best-selling RealAge and YOU books. Over 20 million people have measured their RealAge by taking the RealAge Test and have received a personalized plan to make their RealAge younger. This leading healthy-lifestyle Web site also features more than 65 additional health-risk assessments, as well as health tips and information, all backed by current, valid science. RealAge.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Magazines, a division of the Hearst Corporation.
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