The Conversation – Carly Moores, Jacqueline Miller, and Lucinda Bell
“Meal times with young children can be stressful, especially after a day at work or a day caring for them. And if they refuse to eat the nutritious dinner you’ve cooked, this can easily lead to frustration. Here are six things you could do to make meal times a bit less stressful.”(more)
Digital Learning – Staff Writer
“There is need to realise the importance of sports in children’s lives instead of just remaining occupied by the idea of ensuring one’s wards emerging as the topper in every school examination they undertake, writes Sandeep Datta of Elets News Network (ENN). It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up,” Vince Lombardi, one of the greatest American football coaches of all times once said underlining what games teach us all in life.”(more)
USA Today – Ashley May
“A California State University study showed technology does have an affect on children’s health. Increased technology use was linked to psychological, including difficulty with attention, and physical health problems, including weight gain and sickness in the study.”(more)
Tree Hugger – Katherine Martinko
“Preschoolers are less fit than they were just six years ago. A small study of 45 four-year-olds, conducted by the University of Loughborough in the UK, found one-third to be “of concern” for lacking motor skills and reflexes. Up to 90 percent had unusual difficulties with movement, considering their age. When researchers spoke to preschool teachers, 80 percent said they had identified “a sudden decline in physical mobility happening within the past three to six years.”(more)
Consumer Affairs – Sarah D. Young
“While exercise is important, nutritionists often point out that restricting daily calories, and consuming the right kinds of calories, is more important in the effort to reduce obesity. Food and beverage companies have sometimes been suspected of promoting exercise-related research in an effort to de-emphasize calorie consumption. That said, Dr. Pepper Snapple has conducted a survey that it says shows kids aren’t getting as much outdoor playtime as they once did. Findings from the 2017 State of Play Survey suggested that screens and schedules are key culprits in the current deficit of active play among children and adolescents.”(more)