The Pontotoc Progress – Staff Writer
School is back in full swing and so are after school sports. It is estimated that more than 35 million youth participate in organized sports each year. Highly active children and adults both have greater energy, protein, carbohydrate, and fluid requirements with increased training and sports participation.
Moms – Ashley Wehrli
A new study has found that digital devices could actually help children who display signs of being hyperactive. Digital devices seem to be unavoidable in the parenting world, and it is all parents and experts can talk about. The discussion about how much time children should spend on them, and their benefits, is always going on.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/digital-devices-help-hyperactive-children/
Contemporary Pediatrics – Celeste Krewson
The American Academy of Pediatrics has outlined safety tips to keep children physically and emotionally healthy as they return to school this season.
As children begin to return to school, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has offered safety tips that parents can use to protect their kids from diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza.
These tips began with basic health measures, such as eating healthily, getting a proper amount of sleep, and being physically active. The AAP considers these measures to be essential for social and academic success.
To encourage this lifestyle, the AAP recommended that parents bring their children in for routine check-ups with a pediatrician. These visits should include receiving updated vaccines for viruses such as COVID-19.
ABC 17 – Matt Villano
Play therefore is not trivial, not frivolous. It is important for physical and social health. I have studied 6,000 individuals and did a detailed review of their play backgrounds (and have seen) the importance and necessity of play itself and the consequences of play deprivation. One begins to see that play itself in giraffes, dogs, birds, bonobos and humans is a phenomenon of nature. It seems that the more learning an animal is capable of, the more important play is to the development of the species.
Moms – Jessica Tucker
Rules are taught to children from a young age. This is done initially to keep them from getting hurt. But, as babies age into toddlers, more rules are put into place so that toddlers know the behaviors that are acceptable and those that are not. It is through rules that right and wrong are learned, according to Be Strong International. This is why at this age toddlers push the boundaries by not following rules constantly to see just how far they can go before consequences are received. That is something that parents do not really want to give to toddlers. This is why parents work to help toddlers to follow the rules.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/how-to-teach-toddlers-to-follow-rules/