News.Com.Au – Patrick Tadros
Chasing virtual monsters using your phone is a good first step in getting on the road to fitness. With almost a quarter of kids affected by obesity revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2017-18, St Philip’s College in Cessnock was inspired to change the narrative of its students’ health and fitness levels with smartphone apps.
The Arizona Daily Star – Renée Schafer Horton
Since my grandson was born nearly four years ago, I’ve been part of the Village Raising Austin. In his first years, I was with him once a week, and now the 10-hour babysitting shifts are twice monthly. I volunteered for this partly because I’m a former education reporter and parenting columnist who understands the research on full-time day care before age five. I also did it because I wanted Austin to be completely contented with me during those 10 hours. The only way to get that glue-like bond with a small child is by putting in the time. It’s sort of like prison, but with more finger-painting.
Pysch Central – Traci Pedersen
Regular exercise offers a variety of benefits for overweight and obese children, but when it comes to their mental and social health in particular, other kinds of adult-led afterschool programs may be just as beneficial, according to a new study published in the journal Translational Behavioral Medicine.
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A new study has found that offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more—and this practice may be contributing to Australia’s weight problem. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in the latest International Journal of Obesity, also found that how snacks are presented (in a large or small container) has little influence on how much children snack.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07-children-wide-variety-large-quantities.html
Food Navigator – Mary Ellen Shoup
New parents in middle- and high-income households increased their spending on produce after they had a child than before, a recent study found.
https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2019/07/18/New-parents-buy-more-fresh-produce-study-finds