15 Summer Breakfast Ideas That Aren’t Cereal (& Your Kid Will Actually Eat)

Romper – Ashley Jones

One thing summer breakfast should be is easy. But that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck eating bowls of cold cereal or plain toaster waffles. There are a few different summer breakfast ideas to jazz up your morning without leaving you exhausted and overheated from standing over a stovetop. Whether you opt for muffins you can make a day ahead of time, or a bright and fresh bowl of yogurt and fruit, a simple recipe is what you want.

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Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health

Medical X-Press – Laurie Fickman

In a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Candice Alfano, University of Houston professor of psychology and director of the Sleep and Anxiety Center of Houston, reports the results from an innovative, experimental study showing inadequate nighttime sleep alters several aspects of children’s emotional health.

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Links between parents’ and children’s asthma and allergies

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

New research found that, compared with a father’s traits related to allergies and asthma, a mother’s traits create a higher risk that a child will develop these same traits in early childhood. By the time the children were 6 years old, however, both parents presented the same risk. This suggests that non-genetic factors related to mothers—such as factors present in the uterus during pregnancy—may confer an added risk of allergies and asthma to children.

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Is It Safe For Kids To Sunbathe?

Moms – Ronda Bowen

Laying out in the sun with its warm rays beating down over your skin has long been a summer pleasure. While we know that tanning isn’t safe because of the risks of skin cancer, vitamin D derived from the sun can help boost our overall health and immunity. Sunscreen can block some of the dangerous effects of the sun, and protect kids’ delicate skin from painful sunburns.

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Do All Kids Suffer With Growing Pains?

Moms – Kimberly Pencille Collins

Nearly every parent knows that horrible stomach dropping feeling when they hear their child crying in pain during the night. Nightmares, dreaded vomiting bugs, fevers, a number of fears go through your mind as a parent as you make your way into their bedroom. However, it’s when you arrive into their room to no vomit, no temperature and nothing really obviously wrong, that the real fear kicks in. The mind wonders, what is it that is causing them pain and is it really serious?

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