Apr 28, 2023
Cision Heart and Stroke Foundation
OTTAWA, ON, April 25, 2023 /CNW/ – Heart & Stroke welcomes the much-anticipated policy update and consultations from Health Canada proposing restrictions on the advertising of unhealthy food and beverages to children under the age of 13.
“Kids are bombarded with ads for unhealthy food and beverages everywhere they turn – from websites and social media to product packaging and retail settings – and they deserve to be protected,” says Doug Roth, CEO, Heart & Stroke. “We are encouraged to see progress on the development of regulations that would restrict marketing to kids and look forward to reviewing Health Canada’s proposed policy. We will continue to advocate for regulations restricting the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to kids across all types of media by fall 2023.”
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/health-canada-takes-kids-health-to-heart-with-nutrition-policy-update-843689074.html
Apr 5, 2023
Good Morning America – Dr. Keerthana Kumar
Parenting styles that included physical discipline and overcontrolling behavior, referred to as “hostile” parenting, were found to nearly double the risk for their children to develop mental health symptoms, according to a new study.
Read More: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/parenting-style-significantly-influence-childs-mental-health-new-98266998
Mar 24, 2023
By Jenny Chen
The researchers took brain scans of 145 school-aged children. They also asked the caregivers to identify whether their kids had exhibited any symptoms of excessive guilt, such as apologizing constantly for minor misbehavior or feeling guilty about things that had happened a long time ago. The researchers found that feelings of extreme guilt correlated highly with smaller anterior insulas.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/childhood-guilt-adult-depression/384176/
Mar 21, 2023
Nemours Kids Health – Staff Writer
You exercise all the time without even thinking of it. When you run around outside or play kickball at school, you are exercising. What else counts as exercise? Playing sports, dancing, and doing push-ups. Even reaching down to touch your toes! When you exercise, you make your body stronger. So be active every day. Your body will thank you!
Read More: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/work-it-out.html
Mar 10, 2023
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Staff Writer
Pets are part of many children’s lives. Parental involvement, open discussion, and planning are necessary to help make pet ownership a positive experience for everyone. A child who learns to care for an animal, and treat it kindly and patiently, may get invaluable training in learning to treat people the same way.
Read More: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Pets-And-Children-075.aspx
Mar 3, 2023
John Muir Health – staff writer
With the teen years come a tremendous amount of changes. Your teen will grow emotionally, functionally, and intellectually, developing a sense of independence, identity, and self-esteem.
Read More: https://www.johnmuirhealth.com/health-education/health-wellness/childrens-health/nutrition-teens.html
Feb 24, 2023
Healthline – Jamie Reno
Maybe those gym classes in school weren’t such a waste of time after all.
Authors of a new study on childhood obesity say that providing additional physical education to young children is effective in preventing childhood obesity.
The studyTrusted Source was published today in Obesity, The Obesity Society’s flagship journal.
Read More: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/exercise-and-childhood-obesity-how-effective-are-school-based-physical-activity-programs#The-importance-of-the-schoolchildren-physical-activity-study
Feb 24, 2023
Club Industry – Staff Writer
Children up to six years old have immature immune and respiratory systems, making them more susceptible to upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) than older children and adults. URTIs have a $40 billion impact on the U.S. economy each year. They are the cause of 10 percent of outpatient and emergency room visits.
Read More: https://www.clubindustry.com/fitness-studies/exercise-may-lower-risk-respiratory-tract-infections-pre-school-aged-children
Dec 31, 2022
Medical X-Press – Cara Murez
As many as 220,000 young people under the age of 20 could have type 2 diabetes in 2060, which would represent a nearly eight-fold increase, a research team that included scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. Type 1 diabetes cases could increase, too, by as much as 65% in the next 40 years.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-surging-teens-diabetes.html
Dec 31, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
If your infant or child is older than 6 months and has a fever, they probably do not need to be treated for the fever unless they are uncomfortable. The key is to watch your child’s behavior. If they are drinking, eating and sleeping normally, and they are able to play, you do not need to treat the fever. Instead, you should wait to see if the fever improves by itself.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-pediatrician-child-fever.html
