Here’s another reason not to let kids park it in front of the TV for hours on end: a new study reports that high-schoolers who watch too much TV are more likely to have bad eating habits 5 years down the road. Researchers followed almost 2,000 high- and middle-school children and found that TV viewing,… Continue reading
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Stepperanting – trial or joy
Becoming a parent by blending families or marrying someone with kids can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. If you’ve never had kids, you’ll get the opportunity to share your life with a younger person and help to shape his or her character. If you have kids, you’ll offer them more opportunities to build relationships… Continue reading
Vitamins taken by most children are not neccessery
A new study reports that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who take daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don’t need them, while the kids who would benefit from supplements are least likely to get them. Most kids taking daily vitamin supplements already receive adequate nutrition from the foods they… Continue reading
Overweight children in risk of Cardiovascular problems later in their lifes
Kids with untreated obesity are at increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease later, according to a new study. The report says that even without other cardiovascular risk factors, obesity is linked to blood abnormalities that can predispose obese kids to heart diseases in early adulthood. Researchers from the Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, whose… Continue reading
The child and causing stress from divorce
Divorce is stressful for parents and kids alike. Although reactions will depend on a child’s age, temperament, and the circumstances surrounding the split, many kids feel sad, frustrated, angry, and anxious — and it’s not uncommon for them to act out because of those feelings. Fortunately, parents can help their kids during a divorce. By minimizing the tension… Continue reading
Your pressure is already teen
You’ve lived through 2 AM feedings, toddler temper tantrums, and the back-to-school blues. So why is the word “teenager” causing you so much anxiety? When you consider that the teen years are a period of intense growth, not only physically but morally and intellectually, it’s understandable that it’s a time of confusion and upheaval for… Continue reading