Cinnamon – it’s something we all have in our spice cupboards at home – but did you know that your teen’s life could be in danger as the result of inhaling this spice? It’s something even “good kids” try, mostly because they believe it’s innocent enough – a seemingly silly child’s game – a dare. It’s called the “Cinnamon Challenge,” and physicians are now warning parents to…

Fall is in full color with trees ablaze in fiery hues of yellow, orange and red. With all this lush seasonal beauty and the crisp, cool weather comes thoughts of that idyllic autumn drive. There’s no better time than now to take a romantic road trip for two along Minnesota’s scenic roadways. Or load your kids in the back of the car and head out for a family weekend excursi…

As your children grow, they become subject to peer pressure. Other kids challenge them to do things, sometimes silly and harmless, other times what may seem like harmless or even good-natured fun could actually cost your child their life. Food dares, a growing trend among today’s youth have even “good kids” getting in on the act.

Why? Because they wrongly believe th…

As part of our ongoing Dangerous Food Dare series (see the cinnamon challenge and soy sauce), comes the humorously named, but equally hazardous Chubby Bunny Dare.

THE CHUBBY BUNNY KILLS

Most often played in groups as a game, and particularly popular at campouts, the dare is str…

Kids have been doing stupid things on a dare for ages. In the 1930s, goldfish swallowing was all the rage. Nowadays teenagers are still swallowing live goldfish (just check YouTube), but they’re also engaging in dares of ever-increasing danger. The “Salt and Ice Challenge,” as it is commonly known, is another in a long line of popular food dares…

Though some kids treat nutmeg similar to the cinnamon challenge” (trying to swallow a single spoonful without the aid of water) most are using it to get high by eating, drinking (mixed with coffee or another beverage), smoking, or snorting it. As with the…

Although water is essential for the body to function (it makes up approximately 60% of the adult human body according to the U.S. Geological Survey), too much of it — as the maxim goes — can be a bad thing. Mirroring the other food dares in our series…

For parents of teens and pre-teens, there’s a new food dare gaining in popularity that should be on your radar. Like the other dares we’ve written about, such as the cinnamon challenge (see below for a full list), teens are uploading videos of themselves t…