May 5, 2020
Good Housekeeping – Marisa Lascala
Anything that gets kids up and moving is good for them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes regular physical activity can help children improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, and reduce the risk of developing health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis, along with improving the symptoms of anxiety and depression. According to CDC guidelines, kids between the ages of 6 and 17 should be getting at least an hour of heart-pumping, aerobic exercise every day, in addition to and hour of bone-strengthening and muscle-strengthening exercises three times a week.
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May 5, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
In the debate about nature versus nurture for developing reading skills, cognitive neuroscientists have a clear message: both matter. From infancy, children have a neural scaffolding in place upon which environmental factors refine and build reading skills. In new work being presented today at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) virtual meeting, scientists are reporting on these biological and environmental factors—including early screen time—as they uncover biomarkers that can identify children at risk for dyslexia and other reading acquisition disorders.
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May 4, 2020
The Conversation – Lisa Huisman Koop
Parenting musically is the way I describe what happens when moms and dads use music for many nonmusical tasks and goals. These activities can involve everyday things or ways to better relate to one another. For example, a mother can sing a song to help cue her kids to brush their teeth. Or a father can use a playlist to make Saturday morning chores more fun. Children can also sing songs with grandparents through videoconferencing as a way to deepen their emotional bonds.
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May 4, 2020
Romper – Ashley Ziegler
Entertaining a preschooler is no easy task since they seem to have a seven-second attention span. Knowing this, some of the best educational games for kids under 5 are quick, engaging, and actually fun to play. Some of them are even designed for solo-play, so you might actually get a chance to relax while they play (no promises, though).
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May 3, 2020
Minn Post – Susan Perry
If you’re a parent home-schooling your children during this coronavirus pandemic, you may want to make sure they get short exercise breaks. New research has found that 15 minutes of physical activity in the middle of a school day tends to improve children’s attention, memory and overall well-being.
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