Feb 18, 2022
Romper – Ashley Ziegler
When you first have a baby, there seems to be conflicting advice when it comes to monitoring your child’s milestone development. On one hand, we feel this immense pressure to help our kids reach their milestones on time, but on the other hand, when a child doesn’t meet key milestones, pediatricians and veteran parents will often flippantly tell us not to worry. It’s confusing and overwhelming, especially when you have a child who is consistently meeting their marks, but always doing so a bit later than they “should” and their pediatrician doesn’t seem to show any concern. This disconnect between parents and providers is what led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to update their guidelines for developmental milestone monitoring for better clarity.
Read More: https://www.romper.com/parenting/updated-baby-milestone-guidelines
Feb 17, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
There is strong evidence that pollution has negative effects on the physical health of children, adolescents, and adults. We also know that many aspects of young people’s lives, including family, school and social life can affect their mental health. However, research on how pollution exposure impacts teenage mental health is scarce. To examine this a systematic review was conducted by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health, along with international partners, to bring together the evidence that does exist and to highlight gaps in our knowledge. The review, A systematic review of the mental health risks and resilience among pollution-exposed adolescents, is published in the current edition of the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-pollution-teenage-mental-health.html
Feb 17, 2022
The Conversation – Charlie Foster and Brett Smith
Being active is good for both physical and mental health. This is why evidence-based recommendations have long existed to advise people on how much exercise, and what type of exercise, they should aim to get each week in order to see these benefits.
But for years, these recommendations largely ignored the needs of people with disabilities. Though physical activity guidelines were devised for adults with disabilities in 2019, children and young people were still left unsure of how much physical activity they needed.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/how-much-exercise-should-disabled-young-people-get-new-recommendations-offer-advice-177020
Feb 16, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
It only takes a blood test to detect the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes in children at an early stage and, thus, prevent severe metabolic derailments. A research team from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now calculated that introducing screening into standard care would probably cost the health care system in Germany just 22 euros per child examined.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-early-diabetes-children.html
Feb 16, 2022
Moms – Megan Glosson
For many parents, bedtime is one of the most difficult parts of the day. Whether your child wants to sleep in bed with you or they just don’t want to settle down at bedtime, you may feel like that hour before bed is a constant battle. If you have an overactive child, though, this bedtime struggle may be even worse — especially if they continue to bounce off the walls after you try to turn the lights out.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/overactive-child-nighttime-routine-tips/
