Jun 5, 2021
Healthline – Michelle Pugle
Physical activity in childhood can help youngsters develop their emotional and behavioral regulation skills, which play a crucial role in their academic achievement. That’s according to new researchTrusted Source from the United Kingdom that analyzed the Millennium Cohort Study, a longitudinal study of 4,043 children.
Read More: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-physical-activity-helps-children-do-better-in-school-life
Jun 5, 2021
Medical X-Press – Tate Gunnerson
As the days get longer and the temperature rises, summer is an ideal time to enjoy outdoor activities. Following some simple advice can increase the odds you’ll surf through the season without so much as a sunburn.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-mercury-summer-survival.html
Jun 4, 2021
Moms – Megan Glosson
Most parents know how much exercise helps their child’s physical health. After all, physical activity helps our children build and maintain healthy muscles, bones, and joints. Exercise also helps reduce the risk of health complications during childhood and even into adulthood.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/physical-activity-helps-kids-self-regulate/
Jun 4, 2021
Moms – Ashley Wehrli
Children have been reporting more vision problems according to a new study, and screen time may be a large culprit. Screen time has always been a debatable topic in parenting, and experts try and figure out the exact limit that a child should have. However, this year, it has been near impossible to put a limit on screen time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Children have been completing school virtually, which means they are staring at a computer screen for most of the day. When the day ends, tired and stressed parents turn to more screen time to provide entertainment and escape to their children.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/kids-myopia-increase-pandemic-screen-time/
Jun 3, 2021
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil found that when health workers were trained to promote infant healthy feeding practices to pregnant women their children consumed less fats and carbohydrates at 3 years of age and had lower measures of body fat at the age of 6. The study is the first to show that the roots for obesity start in the first year of life, after mothers stop breastfeeding. The findings are published online in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-early-healthy-habits.html
