Children of mums who take anti-depressants during pregnancy could have speech difficulties
MOTHERS-to-be who take anti-depressant pills during pregnancy are more likely to have children who suffer language disorders, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Airline introduces ‘quiet zones’ to ban children from planes
A BUDGET carrier has introduced a kids-free policy on its flights. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Presenter Clare Balding on her first novel for children
FRESH from a triumphant Olympics, the presenter is launching her first novel, a children’s book mixing her passions of ponies and girl power. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Film reviews: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children and Amanda Knox
IF you look up the word “ghoulish” in the dictionary you will probably find a picture of Tim Burton. He is the master of the macabre, the godfather of the Gothic, forever inviting us into dream-like worlds where his imagination has run amok. Daily Express :: Films Feed
California Test Scores Show Little Progress With Foster Children
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) With the release of the Smarter Balance test scores in California last month as part of the new assessment system referred to as CAASPP came the news that while test scores did slightly improve, large equity gaps continue to persist. For the first time, the scores of the state’s foster youth […]
UK Children Adopting Sedentary Lifestyles as Obesity Blooms
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Early childhood experts at Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences tested 45 Foundation Stage children attending two different schools and found that more children were experiencing difficulties with coordination and balance than were formerly estimated — and the problems were affecting their ability to learn. The Early Years […]
Shock survey shows children are eating three times too much sugar EVERY day
CHILDREN are eating up to three times too much sugar every day – the equivalent of 15 sugar cubes – as parents ignore health warnings, a major survey of the nation’s diet has found. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Depressed Parents, Grandparents Increase Risk for Children
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Researchers have known for some time that young people whose parents suffer from major depressive disorder (MDD) face a heightened risk for depression – but now they have found that if the family history of MDD extends to grandparents, the risk is increased threefold. The new data points to the value of screening for MDD […]
Muscular dystrophy drug that can ‘keep children mobile’ to be available on NHS
A DRUG that can delay children with a form of muscular dystrophy from needing a wheelchair for up to seven years will be available on the NHS within weeks. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Always Model Kindness, Especially to Children
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) By Julia Steiny The trim, tall elementary teacher, whom we’ll call Ms. Larch, paused before answering the question that had been posed to everyone in the circle. Larch was among a group of teachers from all levels in a Restorative Practices (RP) training. RP, in super brief, are interpersonal techniques that promote […]