John Hudome

John Hudome


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The Truth About Homework

The homework battle has raged on in homes for as long as there have been students, schooling and homework. It's a battle that is almost universal. This issue alone brings parents and their reluctant children to my office on a regular basis. Let's discuss some common sense approaches to dealing with this issue. You're probably doing a pretty good job of parenting your student if you've taken the time to read this article. Be... (posted by John 2 years 357 days ago.)
Building Relationships and Self-Esteem By Letting Go

Let's face it. As parents, we're scared. We want the world for our kids. We want them to have everything. When they falter or stumble just a bit, we get even more scared. We try harder and we intervene more. By the time children have reached 9th or 10th grade, we need to give them more space. Our job is to prepare them for success in the world. We don't prepare them well if we do everything for them.... (posted by John 2 years 364 days ago.)
How Does Weight Loss Hypnotherapy Work?

An alarming number of people are overweight. This is nothing new. Even more alarming, however, is that with new weight loss programs emerging onto the market seemingly daily, the number of people with overweight problems grows as well. It would logically seem to correlate the other way. It would seem as though with more diets, plans, programs and weight loss professionals available to people, weight problems would... (posted by John 5 years 169 days ago.)
Why Diets Don't Work

More and more people are on “diets." The fitness industry is booming. New gyms are opening in nearly every neighborhood in America. And obesity is at an all time high. How could this be? This just doesn’t make sense, until you start to look a little closer at the root of the problem. There are several reasons that diets fail. Or more accurately, people on “diets" fail to get the long-term results they wanted. One, diets imply... (posted by John 5 years 212 days ago.)
Team Sports for Girls and a Successful Life

The world of youth team sports has become an interesting place over the last couple of decades. Parents seem more involved in how much playing time their child gets, what position they play and what number they’re wearing, among a host of other concerns. What I don’t hear or see is a mechanism to measure how much fun a child is having. And what most parents are completely unaware of, is the long term future... (posted by John 5 years 224 days ago.)