Mar 6, 2020
The Conversation – Stephanie Meyers
At one time or another, just about every parent uses food to reward their kids for good behavior and achievements – or to console them when they’re sad or disappointed. When children make honor roll, win a big game or persevere through a struggle, a parent might express their pride and joy with candy or ice cream. Likewise, when kids feel down and out, pick-me-ups can take the form of a treat. The reasons for this are simple: Using food as an incentive might get results, and salty, sweet or sugary foods are often within easy reach.
https://theconversation.com/stop-using-food-to-reward-and-punish-your-kids-132154
Mar 6, 2020
Romper – Jen McGuire
Trying to get kids to eat their vegetables is the raison d’etre of parenting. A challenge most moms and dads face on a daily basis. Not any more, my friends, because one mom’s hack to get her kid to eat his veggies is actually very simple and may be as effective with your own little ones. Jane Stine, who’d been living in Chiang Mai, Thailand for four years before moving back to the United States, tells Romper that she couldn’t help noticing when she brought her son to the grocery store in the United States that a lot of products had branded stickers on them, stickers that didn’t necessarily apply to the product. “A few weeks ago we bought a pineapple with a Frozen 2 hangtag and I was like, ‘This has nothing to do with a pineapple,'” she says.
https://www.romper.com/p/moms-hack-to-get-kids-to-eat-veggies-is-genius-in-its-simplicity-22599461
Mar 5, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Some researchers suspect that encouraging people to practice intuitive eating, defined as consuming food based on feelings of hunger and fullness rather than following a restrictive diet, could lead to greater psychological well-being. Researchers with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) recently took a closer look at this relationship and found that people who ate intuitively as teens were less likely to experience depression, disordered eating, and other related issues as adults.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-intuitive-teenage-years-linked-mental.html
Mar 5, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Self-inflicted injury, aggression toward others and yelling are common problem behaviors associated with young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. These actions can result from the child being denied attention or access to items they enjoy, as well as from internal discomfort or environmental stressors such as noise or large crowds.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-problem-behaviors-children-autism.html
Mar 4, 2020
Medical X-Press – Christopher Blyth, Allen Cheng and Asha Bowen
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has infected nearly 90,000 people and caused more than 3,000 deaths so far. Parents are understandably concerned. But it’s important to keep in mind that comparatively few children have tested positive for the virus, and deaths in children are very rare.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-child-covid-.html
