Dads are Important to Development
The research provides some of the most conclusive evidence to date of fathers' importance to children's outcomes and reinforces the idea that early childhood programs such as Head Start should focu...
Early-to-Bed for Kids Cuts Obesity Risk Later On
Preschoolers who are regularly tucked into bed by 8 p.m. are far less likely to become obese teenagers than young children who go to sleep later in the evening, new research has found. Bedtimes aft...
If You Want Better Health, Consume Good Fats
Over time, fat has been ostracized, shamed and demonized. However, not all fat deserves this bad rap... ...control your weight and live your healthiest life... Nuts:...people who consume nuts liv...
What's More Important: How Food Looks? Or How It Tastes?
Around 60 million tons of produce, worth about $160 billion, is wasted, ...—a third of all foodstuffs, though experts and farmers tell the Guardian the real figure is closer to half of all foodstuf...
What Has Happened to Journalism and The Truth in A Digital Age
Social media has swallowed the news – threatening the funding of public-interest reporting and ushering in an era when everyone has their own facts. But the consequences go far beyond journalism ....
When Fear is More Limiting Than a Wheelchair
Unless he's given the space to try, my son will learn to be handicapped by his mind, not his body. And that's not the life I want him to have.
1 Reason Not to Play With Your Zipper Near a wedge-tailed Eagle
The youngster, said to be between six and eight, had been fiddling with the zipper of his jacket when the bird tried to pick him up "like a small animal" "For some reason the wedge-tailed Eagle di...
Camps say Care Packages are way out of Control
Lauren and Mark Bernstein, owners and directors of Camp Walden New York, were early adopters. When they bought the camp, located in Diamond Point, N.Y., 12 years ago, a no-package policy felt good ...
Family Support Helpful With Loved Ones With Diabetes Study Says
Better outcomes may be possible if family members receive support to help their loved ones with diabetes, according to the DAWN2 study, with analysis led by a Penn State College of Medicine researc...
The Gift of No Mirrors: On Camping With My Daughters
Looking in the mirror, we search for flaws. Seek out our beauty and often, in our own minds come up short. Nature offers a welcome reprieve.
Why People Need More Fruit and Vegtables
University of Warwick research indicates that eating more fruit and vegetables can substantially increase people's later happiness levels. The researchers concluded that people who changed from alm...
Two mothers reflect on the implications of the length of their son's hair. For one, it's a preference; for the other it could mean life or death
Attention Issues in Childhood can Have Lasting Effects
By fifth grade, children with early attention difficulties had lower grades and reading achievement scores than their peers. As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems experienced ave...
9 Concerns You Need to Share With Your Child’s Doctor
While there is a wide range of normal development, early detection of sensory, speech, and physical issues can greatly improve outcomes.
Imagine a World Without Work, What Would it Look Like?
Fears of civilization-wide idleness are based too much on the downsides of being unemployed in a society premised on the concept of employment. People have speculated for centuries about a future ...
Ikea Issues Recall on Some Kids Furniture
Ikea has issued a recall for at least 29 million chests and dressers that can easily tip over onto children, injuring or killing them. The furniture giant said Monday that after the three deaths o...
More Trees can Mean less Aggressive Kids
Adolescents in urban communities may have less aggressive behaviors if they live in neighborhoods with more greenery, such as parks, golf courses, or fields. Studies have shown that the families we...
Why the 4th of July is the Date of Our Celebrated Independence
We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of Ame...
Watermelon... Good or Bad for you?
Watermelon is rich in nutrients – including vitamins A and C, B vitamins and potassium — but where it really packs a punch is with lycopene, the antioxidant pigment that gives the fruit its deep re...
Some Causes of Binge Eating in Kids
In order to put childhood binge eating into context, a new systematic review identifies two potential risk factors for binge eating in children under the age of 12. With family being the most proxi...
Shielding From the Sun is Better Than Sunscreen
Parents have certainly gotten much more aware about sun protection, though they sometimes feel a little overwhelmed by the variety of products and by the job of keeping up with the imperatives for...
Study: Eating More Fiber May End Peanut Allergies
Having a child with a peanut allergy can make life pretty tricky, if not downright terrifying. While most daycares, preschools, and play spaces ban peanut butter sandwiches and snacks, parents of ...
We Can't Even Eat Raw Cookie Dough Anymore.
Maybe you’ve swiped a bite of raw cookie dough while preparing a batch to bake. Or perhaps you’ve let your children lick the batter from the cake bowl, or use homemade “play dough” to make c...
More Trees Could Lead to Less Aggression in Children-Study Finds
Date: June 28, 2016 Source: Elsevier Summary: Adolescents in urban communities may have less aggressive behaviors if they live in neighborhoods with more greenery, such as parks, golf courses,...