Everything to know about “sleep training” older kids

Moms – Ashley Wehrli

There are moments in motherhood that are no one’s favorites. Moments that come every day that a mom just dreads. This could be a milestone, like potty training, but it could also be brief moments every day. Mom could dread getting her children up and ready for the day, she could dread mealtimes, when she is dealing with a picky eater. She can also dread bedtime. It can be a fight to not only get some children to go to bed but to stay in bed.

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Team sports linked to fewer mental health difficulties for kids

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

A large-scale study of U.S. children and adolescents has found that participation in a team sport is associated with fewer mental health difficulties, but that kids who are exclusively involved in an individual sport—such as tennis or wrestling—may face greater mental health difficulties than kids who do no sports at all. Matt Hoffmann of California State University, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on June 1, 2022.

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Loneliness In Childhood Could Follow Them The Rest Of Their Lives

Moms – Ashley Wehrli

A new study has found that loneliness in childhood could follow them for the rest of their lives. No one wants anyone to be lonely, especially young children. Friendships and interactions with peers are vital for a child’s development, and the lack of these can come with some pretty serious consequences for a child’s mental health. That is why parents are always concernedabout their children, when they don’t seem to be making a lot of friends, or they don’t have a lot of interaction with other children their age.

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Screen time, alcohol and poor sleep for girls: how the pandemic impacts teens

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

Led by the University of Sydney and published in BMJ Open today, the study adds important new data to the growing chorus of concern around the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on young people. It also emphasizes the importance of tailoring support and interventions to address specific concerns and groups—such as adolescent girls—who appear to be most impacted.

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