Jul 9, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
New evidence suggests that adolescent bullying and victimization may have origins in the home. Many bullies have parents who are hostile, punitive and rejecting. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and Uppsala University in Sweden, have identified another type of parenting that contributes to peer difficulties: those who direct derision and contempt at their children.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07-teens-mocked-parents-greater-bullying.html
Jul 8, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
New research into children’s snacking habits has found that big snacking parents may inadvertently influence their children to eat more. The researchers behind the study believe that encouraging parents to snack less could improve children’s diets. The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s paper, “Food Choices: Concordance in 11- to 12 year-old Australians and their parents,” has been published in BMJ Open.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07-children-snacking-habits-mirror-parents.html
Jul 8, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
The children of overweight parents are not destined to inherit their parents’ weight problems, according to a new study from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. The results of a one-off health assessment of 1,800 Australian children, aged 11 to 12 years, has found that one in four (27 percent) are overweight, but the researchers say it is not evitable that children will inherit the body shape or weight of their parents.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07-children-destined-inherit-parents-weight.html
Jul 7, 2019
Kidspot – Kathleen Alleaume
Probiotics are live ‘friendly’ bacteria found naturally in the body, as well as in select foods and supplements. Collectively dubbed the microbiome, the human gut is where the majority of these bacteria reside. These colony of microorganisms play an essential role in digestion, extracting nutrients from food, and support the immune system to help fight off any nasty bugs.
https://www.kidspot.com.au/health/wellbeing/vitamins-and-minerals/does-your-child-need-a-probiotic/news-story/0b6edafce5de50c1894a7218b1896e61
Jul 7, 2019
Kiplinger – Andrea Browne-Taylor
Let’s be honest: At some point every parent has resorted to Googling “things to do with kids near me” out of desperation. Finding activities to do with your children that they’ll actually enjoy, especially during the summer months when school is out, can be a challenge. It’s great to get them out of the house, but younger kids fade fast, while older kids can be hard to impress. Camps offer one solution, but the high costs are prohibitive for many families on tight budgets.
https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/spending/T065-S001-best-free-or-cheap-things-to-do-with-kids-near-me/index.html
