Hiking in Peterborough

Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail

Welcome to the Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail!

Located off of Old Street Road near the intersection with Route 101, this trail winds its way east to Cranberry Meadow Pond and ends at the summit of Pack Monadnock.

The Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail winds itself through some of Peterborough's most beautiful conservation land.

Please take an afternoon and enjoy all that this walk has to offer!

More About Ticks!

Another great article about ticks!

http://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/daily-tick-checks-must-says-unh-professor

Walk NH 2016

Walk NH: Getting Started

Joining Walk NH is easy and fun to do!

Walk New Hampshire or Walk NH is a program designed to promote walking in New Hampshire. The goal is to engage children and adults in walking and raise awareness of walking as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Each person who participates will receive a log to record their walking. Each person who reaches their chosen goal will receive an 'I Walked NH' patch and a certificate signed by the Governor.

For more info about how to get started, visit the Walk NH website! http://www.healthynh.com/index.php/walk-nh.html

Ticks

We've had a few students report finding ticks lately.  Here is some information about them. Be sure to read the sections about checking for ticks as this should always be done after being outdoors.  

http://www.cdc.gov/features/stopticks/

And, the "Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ticks These Days"
http://www.tickencounter.org/prevention/top_ten_things_list

Sunscreen

Remember, the sun damage done to exposed body parts accumulates over a lifetime so:

• Cover up - wear a hat with at least a 3" brim. Clothes with tighter knits allow less UV light through.  
• Parents can apply a generous amount of sunscreen before school. Use a sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or greater that protects against UVA and UVB rays. 

The Full-Fat Paradox

Last week, NPR's Morning Edition reported that dairy fats found in milk, yogurt, and cheese may help protect against Type-2 Diabetes. Read the full story here.  

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"It appears that children who have a higher intake of whole milk or 2 percent milk gain less weight over time compared with kids who consume skim or nonfat dairy products [...] With all the new evidence that challenges the low-fat-is-best orthodoxy [...] it may be time to reconsider the National School Lunch Program rules, which allow only skim and low-fat milk."

Food milk for thought!

Effects of Screen Time

Technology is the way of the future! Kids are overexposed to screen time!
 
There is a wide range of opinions about the presence of technology in kids' lives. The article Screentime is Making Kids Moody, Crazy, and Lazy by Victoria Dunkley in Psychology Today suggests 6 ways electronic screen time may be making kids angry, depressed, and unmotivated.