Jan 9, 2020
Moms – Megan Glosson
As a mother, we never want to see our child suffer. Sometimes, though, we have no control over what happens inside our child’s body despite our best efforts. While the common cold and allergies have very clear-cut, easy-to-define symptoms, other conditions like anemia can go virtually unnoticed or look very similar to many other conditions. If you suspect that your child may be affected by a condition like anemia, it’s important to acquaint yourself with the symptoms, steps for diagnosis, and possible treatment options.
https://www.moms.com/anemia-in-children-signs-symptoms-treatment/
Jan 8, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Excess weight at age 3 years was associated with a higher risk of being overweight or obese at age 15 years in a study of adolescents in Japan. In the Pediatric Obesity study of 1,581 mother-child pairs, pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity in mothers was also a strong predictor of overweight/obesity at age 15 years in children.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-01-childhood-weight-obesity-adolescence.html
Jan 8, 2020
Romper – Danielle Braff
Sometimes the toddler who won’t put on their shoes isn’t in the throes of a tantrum — rather, their limp body might have fallen victim to the tantrum’s shadow brother: the giggle fit, rendering them incapable of functioning, even if they wanted to. It typically starts with a shy smile, and maybe a trigger word (“poop”), followed by a few small hints of a giggle before things transform into full-blown hysterics — cackling, involuntary farts, loss of voice, happy tears, and finally the toddler in a mushy pile on the floor, exhausted and out of breath from his efforts.
https://www.romper.com/p/the-science-of-the-giggle-fit-19768625
Jan 7, 2020
Romper – Alice Emory
A kid hoarding random objects and asking the same question over and over probably doesn’t sound so unusual to most parents, but in some cases, these behaviors can actually be symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Knowing how OCD is diagnosed in children, and the signs to look out for, can really help. (It can also help weed out all of the anxieties you feel the moment your kid has a “quirk.”) The Anxiety and Depression Association of American reports that OCD affects more than 2.2 million Americans. It’s classified as an anxiety disorder, one that is marked by unwanted obsessions and compulsions.
https://www.romper.com/p/how-to-diagnose-ocd-in-kids-according-to-expert-19768670
Jan 7, 2020
Medical X-Press – Jessica Sieff
The World Health Organization has estimated more than 340 million children and adolescents ages 5-19 are overweight or obese, and the epidemic has been linked to more deaths worldwide than those caused by being underweight. The Centers for Disease Control recently reported an estimated 1 in 5 children in the United States, ages 12-18, are living with prediabetes—increasing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as chronic kidney disease, heart disease and stroke.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-01-unravels-complexity-childhood-obesity.html
