Jul 21, 2020
Medical X-Press – Nancy Kong and Shelley Phipps
Did you lose your job because of the pandemic? Even if your job is not currently affected, do you worry about your future income? If so, you are one of many who experience economic stress. COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll on the labour market outcomes of parents with young children. While 70 percent of parents with young children were employed and at work in February 2020 in Canada, for example, that fell to 52 percent in April. Economic stress can also affect parents who are currently employed but are, with good reason in the present circumstances, worried about losing their jobs.
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Jul 21, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, praised new recommendations issued this week for the next update of federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The report, released by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), will inform the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) as they craft the new guidelines, due out later this year.
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Jul 20, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Nearly 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health, according to “Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth—An Important Marker of Health,” a new Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
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Jul 20, 2020
Moms – Leena Nasir
If it seems as though your teenager is a very complex being who seems to have a lot of problems these days, it’s probably because that’s a very true statement. There is so much happening in the world around us, and the impact that it’s all having on teenage children is evident. There is no mistaking it, the problems that teens are facing today are very different than the ones you were facing when we were teens!
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Jul 19, 2020
Moms – Leena Nasir
Teaching children about consequences can be a very difficult task. There are many reasons for this. Part of the reason is that parents don’t always implement a strategy that is sustainable, or they throw out consequences amid fits of anger and can’t properly see them through. Another reason it can be difficult to teach kids about consequences is the fact that there is some messaging and learning that has to be provided, and it takes a lot of strategic planning.
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