Apr 16, 2022
The Toronto Star – Sarah Moore
With many in-school and extracurricular sports back in full swing, parents are back to juggling kids’ games, meets and practices with proper meals.
What’s the best way to keep your child energized and ready for vigorous activity?
Barbara Cifra, director of the Exercise Medicine Program at The Hospital for Sick Children, has tips on what and when to feed your active kid.
Read More: https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2022/04/07/recipe-for-helping-active-kids-stay-energized-the-right-amount-of-the-right-food-at-the-right-time.html
Apr 16, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A recent study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä and the Gerontology Research Center (Finland) investigated the paths from childhood socioemotional behavior to midlife health behavior decades later. Socioemotional behavior at age 8 predicted health behavior both directly and indirectly through education.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-differences-children-behavior-midlife-health.html
Apr 15, 2022
Health Line – Cathy Cassata
As kids return to more pre-pandemic activities such as in-person learning and socializing in larger groups, experts warn that they may face certain health challenges.
A studyTrusted Source published in JAMA Pediatrics looked at recent trends in children’s health-related measures, including significant changes between 2019 and 2020 that might be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as trends over a four-year period.
Read More: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/common-concerns-about-child-health-as-the-pandemic-eases
Apr 15, 2022
Moms – Ashley Wehrli
A new report highlights the impact that the pandemic has had on the mental health of teenagers. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on a lot of people, and youth have been facing challenges. Their school got turned upside down by going virtual, they couldn’t partake in extracurricular activities that they enjoyed, and they had to refrain from seeing their friends and family members. Now that the pandemic has been going on for a substantial amount of time, researchers are starting to look at just what the impact has been, and it can provide insights on how it can be fixed.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/government-report-pandemic-impact-on-teenagers-mental-health/
Apr 14, 2022
The Huffington Post – Caroline Bologna
It’s all too common: A toddler starts attending day care or preschool and suddenly it seems like they always have a runny nose, a cough or worse.
Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kid-always-sick-preschool-day-care_l_624c6a30e4b0e44de9c7a2e3
