Jul 16, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A common school-age stereotype is that smart kids are unathletic. However, as a recent study lead by Associate Professor Keita Kamijo at the University of Tsukuba and Assistant Professor Toru Ishihara at Kobe University shows, physical activity is linked to better cognitive ability, which is in turn related to academic performance in school. Understanding the effects of physical activity on cognition has been difficult for several reasons. “Previous studies looked at the issue too broadly,” explains Professor Kamijo, “When we broke down the data, we were able to see that physical activity helps children the most if they start out with poor executive function.”
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Jul 16, 2020
Medical X-Press – Matthew Woodard
A new study from the Yale Child Study Center finds that parents can lessen the effects of inevitable conflict with their teenage children by showing emotional warmth, and that this can make a difference within the course of a day.
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Jul 15, 2020
Romper – Cat Bowen
With many parents facing the prospect of sending their children back to school within the next several weeks, confusion abounds over what we should be doing. Besides buying up all the cute face masks and putting hand sanitizer in every pocket of their backpack, should your kids get tested for COVID-19 before school starts? Is it that important?
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Jul 15, 2020
Moms – Tonya Cotto
Summer is upon us, and the warm days and nights have arrived. Kids are excited to spend more time at the park and in the back yards. Childhood pass times screams fun, fresh air, exercise, and mom’s moment of reprieve. However, the outdoors can bring some risk, so we must keep our children safe. In a nutshell, this is how to keep your children safe if they’re playing outside alone.
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Jul 14, 2020
The Conversation – Penny Pexman, Lorraine Reggin, and Sherri Madigan
With daycare and school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have taken on more responsibility for children’s learning and development and for many this has been a major source of stress. The pandemic and the challenges of learning from home have definitely taken a toll on parents and children!
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