The U.S. News and World Report – Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D.
Staying active as a family can be challenging, but it’s more important now than ever. With organized sports, PE classes and even impromptu gatherings in the park still on hold in many places, finding ways to stay active and keep your kids active is vital.
Read More At: https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/how-to-make-physical-activity-a-family-affair
Moms – Erin Garcia
In a recent study by Translational Sports Medicine and publish by Wiley Online Library, it measured the effects of exercise and memory in young adults. Researchers looked at how physical exercise improved mental health and cognitive function.
Read More At: https://www.moms.com/exercise-improves-young-adults-memory-finds-study/
Outside – Krista Langlois
As a new school year begins, the state of American education is uncertain. Some schools have insisted on reopening, with mixed results, others are sticking with remote learning, while still others are offering a hybrid of the two. And even in places where in-person classes are happening, many parents are choosing to keep their kids home or creating “learning pods” with other families. All of which means that caregivers are once again facing the impossible task of acting as parent, breadwinner, and teacher—all at once.
Read More At: https://www.outsideonline.com/2416609/kids-exercises-home-pe-ideas
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Awareness of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has grown significantly over the past 20 years. The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has grown substantially, too. There isn’t one test that can diagnose ADHD definitively, but there are criteria that health care providers can use to identify this disorder.
Read More At: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-qa-adhd.html
The Huffington Post – Catherine Pearson
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday found the national suicide rate among 10- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. was mostly stable at the start of the 2000s. However, it then increased by 57% from 2007 to 2018. That represents an increase from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2007 to 10.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2018.
Read More At: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/national-youth-suicide-rates-continue-to-climb_l_5f5ac9fbc5b62874bc1a9e93