Life Hacker – Meghan Moravcik Walbert
For part of my childhood, from about 9 to 13 years old, I lived in a house with a creek just beyond its backyard. I’d go down to my friend’s house on the corner and we’d “creek-walk” our way up the street and around our neighborhood. https://offspring.lifehacker.com/teach-your-kids-the-difference-between-danger-and-risk-1833069026
SBS – Yasmin Noone
The war between a delicious plate of healthy vegetables and your child is one that’s consistently being waged at dinner tables across Australia. Often, it’s the plate of vegetables that loses the battle. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, only 20 per cent of children aged two to three eat enough vegetables every day. Meanwhile, only five percent of all children living in Australia, aged 18 and under, are regularly eating the recommended five serves of vegetables a day. https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2019/03/05/pregnancy-and-beyond-five-ways-get-your-kids-eat-their-vegetables
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Current research shows celebrity endorsement and television advertising of unhealthy foods increases children’s intake of these foods. However, children are increasingly exposed to marketing through digital avenues, such as on social media, and the impact of marketing by YouTube video bloggers (vloggers) on these outcomes has, until now, not been known. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-highlights-social-media-children-food.html
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Young adults who were raised by parents who were supportive of them expressing emotions tend to be more emotionally healthy and report lower levels of depression and anxiety, according to a study led by a Georgia State psychology researcher. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-mindful-parenting-emotional-health-youth.html
The Star Kenya – Tina Mwambonu
Physically active children are physically and psychologically healthier, which translates to better performance in school and in other areas of daily life. However, in this modern day and age, children spend hours in front of TVs and computers, playing video games and using social media. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/03/04/couch-potato-kids-at-risk-of-stunted-growth_c1899014