Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Overall, 34.9 percent of children aged 4 months to 17 years sleep less than recommended for their age, according to research published in the Sept. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Romper – Jennifer Parris
Your child tells you that their stomach is hurting them. Instantly, you ask what they ate, and when it appears that they haven’t ingested anything that could be the culprit (like too many cookies, or worse, a battery), you just assume that it’ll go away on its own. But as the problem persists, you find that ginger ale or bland foods like rice or toast aren’t doing the trick. So as you start searching for answers online, you might come across this term: abdominal migraines. But what are abdominal migraines in children? Those tummy troubles might be more serious than a standard stomachache.
Read More: https://www.romper.com/parenting/abdominal-migraines-in-children
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A Cleveland Clinic-led research team found that statistically overweight children who followed a healthy eating pattern significantly improved weight and reduced a variety of cardiovascular disease risks. The study, which published today in the Journal Clinical Pediatrics, paired parents and children together throughout the trial.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-healthy-diets-cardiovascular-factors-overweight.html
The Huffington Post – Nina Golgowski
Routine vaccination rates for children have significantly dropped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, leading doctors to worry that there could be outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including ones that carry more risk to children than COVID-19.
Moms – Ashley Wehrli
It is understandable that bedtime may be mom’s favorite time of the day. It is the chance for her to relax, catch up on some housework or just sit and binge-watch some of her favorite TV shows in peace. She may even sneak in a snack or two. The jokes about bedtime and motherhood are all over social media, with a lot of moms venting about how much of a struggle bedtime is in their house. That is because it can be a challenge to get to that sweet time to yourself.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/how-make-bedtime-smooth-transition-multiple-school-aged-kids/