Does screen time before bed affect your child’s sleep? Here’s what the research shows

Motherly – Caitlin Beale

We can all agree that sleep is a precious commodity when you have young children. So anything that interrupts it should be approached with caution. But how many of us use screen time before bed? Whether it’s watching TV, playing on our phones or laptops, or even reading a book on our e-readers.

Read More: https://www.mother.ly/child/child-sleep/screen-time-before-bed-guidelines/

Life Skills Your Autistic Teenager Needs To Know

Moms – Sarah Zellner

Children grow up far too fast, you blink, and you miss the first ten years. Before you know it, you need to prepare them to be an adult. It’s not fair; I know. As an adult, you know there are so many responsibilities. It is terrifying to think about teaching your child to be alone in the world, especially if your child is a person with autism. Not because they can’t do it, but it’s more the world’s acceptance of them doing it. Teaching them essential life skills will help them remain successful as they start to go it alone. Where do you start?

Read More: https://www.moms.com/life-skills-autistic-teenager-needs-to-know/

Parents adopt unhealthy food routines for family well-being in place of unaffordable activities, study finds

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

The study from the Center for Food Policy at City, University of London sheds light on the food buying habits of low-income parents across England. It looked at how these families’ food practices may be influenced by their ‘food environment‘, i.e. where people can buy and eat food outside of the home, as well as advertising and promotions they come across, but also the wider socioeconomic factors in their lives that may be affecting their decision making.

Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-parents-unhealthy-food-routines-family.html