Tag: child health
Fast Food Kids’ Meals Market Poisons to Our Children
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) launched its Kids Live Well program 18 months ago in a reported attempt to hold restaurants to higher nutritional...
Learning Music At Early Age Boosts Cognitive Function
The early years of a child’s life are of upmost importance to brain development. Children are born ready to be taught. According to researchers,...
Possible Autism Clue Linked to Prenatal Flu?
In a recent study out of Denmark, researchers found a new clue to unraveling the mystery of autism. Although the study was more explorative...
Alternative and Complimentary Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is an illness that is still not well understood by the medical community. While a great deal of research is still being conducted...
Some Daycare Centers Could be Contributing to Obesity Issue
In a study completed by the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital Research centre, researchers found that children who regularly stayed in...
Childhood Obesity in Poor Neighborhoods Spinning Out of Control
We all know that obesity rates in the US are staggeringly high. And the sad part is, according to a recent study at Rice...
Bored? 4 Tips to Get Unstuck and Turn Your Day Around
If you type "bored kids" into Google, you'll get 48 million results! Kids have even started their own mini-movie industry on You Tube; that's...
Study Shows Children with ADHD Benefit from Exercise
Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have concerns about placing their children on medications to treat the condition. In a...
Colorful Detergent Pods Create Major Risk for Children
For 63 years, American kids have been playing Candyland, with its Gum Drop Mountain and Queen Frostine. So it's no surprise infants are attracted...
To Circumcise or Not To Circumcise? It’s a Parent’s Choice
Q: I just found out we're having a boy! Now we're debating whether to have him circumcised. What do you think is best? -...
