The Capital Gazette – Christina Morganti
With a new school year about to start, I’ve been thinking a lot about kids and their bone health. Osteoporosis is a disease that happens when your body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. Many think osteoporosis only affects older people. But it’s actually a disease that begins in childhood, with symptoms that appear in adulthood.
Science Daily – Staff Writer
The Happy Life, Healthy Heart programme randomly allocated ten public schools in the city of Frederico Westphalen, Brazil, to the intervention group (five schools) or control group (five schools). The study included 473 students aged 6 to 12 and 32 teachers. Baseline assessments included weight, height, physical activity, food intake, and health knowledge in children; and physical activity and food consumption in teachers. Measurements were repeated after the intervention was completed.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190823080023.htm
Moms – Christine Persaud
Parents should be instilling good manners in their children from a young age, as soon as they are able to understand and demonstrate them. It will require that you repeat the same thing over and over (and over!) again. But the more you teach a child to always act appropriately and politely, the more likely they are to eventually do it without your prompting.
The Miami Herald – Bevone Ritchie
Yet, physical activity is key for a variety of reasons. Exercise builds stronger bones, helps manage stress, controls weight, improves muscle strength and has been shown to positively affect social skills and interaction. At the same time, it reduces the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease later in life. At least 60 minutes of activity a day is recommended.
https://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article234246567.html
Moms – Jayme Kennedy
Drinking water and staying hydrated is incredibly important, especially during hot summer months. Even more so when it comes to your kids! Newborns and younger infants don’t need hydration other than what they get from formula or breast milk. But toddlers are a different story. Here’s what you need to know about how much water your toddler should be drinking.
https://www.moms.com/how-much-water-should-toddlers-drink-answered/