Children’s Asthma Rates Plateau, Except for Low-Income Kids
US children’s asthma rates have slightly decreased after decades of rising, according to a government study, published in the journal Pediatrics, and scientists are trying to come up with explanations for the downward trend, writes the Associated Press. The fact that childhood obesity rates and air pollution have generally plateaued could have impacted the number […]
Five ways to beat the bedtime battle this Christmas and get the kids to SLEEP
IF YOU have excitable little ones who will battle to stay awake past their bedtime tonight, read on. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed
Kids Are Physically Active Just 23 Minutes a Day at School, Study Shows
A study published in Pediatrics used GPS devices to track where and when teenagers were getting physical exercise, and the results showed that they were physically active for just 23 minutes a day while they were at school. For the entire day, the average amount of physical exercise amounted to 39.4 minutes. Roni Caryn Rabin reports for […]
Kevin Costner has SEVEN kids, a soft-core porn past and is in a band? 11 amazing facts
11 incredible KEVIN COSTNER facts include his dodgy soft-porn past and remarkable career highs, as well as his seven children by three different women and a new career as a country and western singer… Daily Express :: Films Feed
When Parents Leave for Extended Time, Kids’ Brain Development Slows
Children who have been left without direct parental care for an extended amount of time show negative changes in the brain’s emotional circuitry. Rick Nauert, Ph.D. of PsychCentral says the new research that supports this discovery was a Chinese study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Worldwide, because […]
School Lunch Costs Rising as More Kids Opt Out
According to the results of a new US Government Accountability report, students across the country are largely rejecting the Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010. Since the federal standards were introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, 1.4 million schoolchildren across the country have opted out of the school lunch program. The requirements place limits […]
Parents Confident They Can Manage Kids’ Technology Use, Survey Shows
The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) has released data that shows a vast majority of parents believe that technology is affecting their children positively in their futures, careers, and life skills (78%) as well as in the realm of creativity (64%). But even more parents are concerned about their children’s personal safety and privacy. “Parents, Privacy […]
1 in 45 US Kids Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new federal study has found that as many as one in 45 children in the US suffer from autism spectrum disorder (ASD), revealing that the count of diagnoses appears to be underestimated. The CDC’s National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) administered in 2014 showed that over 2.2% of the nation’s children between the ages of three- […]