Apr 30, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A puzzling outbreak of sudden liver disease in nearly 200 children has health authorities in Europe and the U.S. racing to find answers. The illnesses have no known connection, although a possible link with a virus that can cause colds is being investigated. At least one child died and several others have required liver transplants.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-sudden-liver-disease-kids.html
Apr 30, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Being overweight in childhood increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in later life, according to the findings of a new study that analyzed genetic data on over 400,000 individuals. The study, co-led by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Oxford and published today in Nature Communications, also provides evidence that being overweight over many years from childhood influences the risk of other diseases including asthma, eczema and hypothyroidism.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-childhood-obesity-diabetes.html
Apr 29, 2022
Medical X-Press – Jess Berthold
Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control show childhood autism rates are at their highest level since the CDC began tracking data in 2000. About 2.3% of U.S. children, or one in 44, were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2018, compared to one in 150 children in 2000. For boys, the ratio rises to nearly one in four.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-autism.html
Apr 29, 2022
Moms – Megan Glosson
When our children misbehave, we often focus on the behaviors and correcting them through discipline or punishment. However, children sometimes misbehave because they feel stressed or overstimulated, not because they purposely want to break the rules. In these cases, children typically don’t know what to do with the sensations they feel throughout their body, and they use misbehavior as a release. In these situations, it can help if you teach your child one or more of these 10 calming techniques.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/calming-techniques-misbehavior-overstimulation/
Apr 28, 2022
The Huffington Post – Kelsey Borrensen
As parents, we want to raise good kids — ones who are curious, confident, empathetic, resilient and respectful.
What we say to (or in front of) our children, the way we say it and the behavior we model help shape the people they’ll become.
Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/important-phrases-teach-kids_l_625ef015e4b0723f801e0d88
