Sep 18, 2022
The Hindustan Times – Zarafshan Shiraz
Childhood obesity is rising at an alarming rate in the country and obesity is a silent killer and can disrupt one’s life as those extra kilos will often start children on the path to health problems that were once thought to be adult issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart and kidney problems. Being overweight or obese can also invite depression, anxiety, stress and low self-esteem.
Read More: https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/want-to-combat-increased-obesity-in-kids-here-s-how-eating-right-and-exercise-can-help-101663491955859.html
Sep 17, 2022
Moms – Jessica Tucker
Children who are purposeful with their daily activities are participating in rituals. While rituals have a connotation that implies something religious in nature, according to Ness Labs, they do not have to be at all. In fact, rituals are just activities that are done with intention because they are meaningful to the person doing them. They allow people to be mindfully present in their days. And these rituals become so meaningful to adults’ daily routines; it is clear that everyday rituals children have can be carried with them into adulthood.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/everyday-rituals-children-will-carry-with-them-through-adulthood/
Sep 17, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A study of school children conducted by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers has found that the majority of children with asthma also reported having allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. Symptoms of hay fever include runny nose, sneezing, congestion and sinus pressure, and can contribute to asthma. The study, led by Jessica Stern, M.D., an assistant professor in the department of Pediatrics and division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, found that children with both asthma and hay fever had worse asthma outcomes.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-hay-fever-school-children-worse.html
Sep 16, 2022
CNN – Matt Villano
Dr. Stuart Brown is an expert in having fun.
For more than 60 years, the 89-year-old psychiatrist and clinical researcher has studied the importance of play — in young and adult humans, as well as animals of all kinds.
Play is important for all of us on an instinctual level, his findings have suggested. In short, he believes we’re our best selves when we’re having fun.
Read More: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/health/play-fun-adult-mental-health-wellness/index.html
Sep 16, 2022
Moms – Sarah Zellner
Everyone at some point will experience anxiety. It is not always the same kind of anxiety, though. Sometimes it shows up before a big presentation, or when someone is scared or fearful of something; but does it go away? When anxiety doesn’t go away and becomes part of a person’s everyday life, it is then that there might be a problem.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/what-teen-anxiety-looks-like/
