MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese. From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most parents are overlooking simple steps to protect their kids’ eyes from overexposure to electronic screens, a new nationwide poll shows. One in 7 respondents said their 3- to 18-year-olds haven’t had a vision test in two years. Yet half of respondents acknowledgedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Decades of research have shown the power of skin-to-skin contact between preemies and their moms, but would the same technique, dubbed “kangaroo care,” work with fathers? Yes, claims a new Australian study that found when dads held their premature babies close to theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From the ongoing pandemic and the monkeypox outbreak to the charged political landscape, New York City mom and entrepreneur Lyss Stern has been increasingly anxious. Stern worries that she will pass all of this fretting down to her 8-year-old daughter, and a newContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians may become the trusted middle men between gun owners and non-gun owners when it comes to talks about gun safety, a new study shows. University of Pennsylvania researchers found parents were more open to politically sensitive discussions about gun locks and otherContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long, restful and — most importantly — regular sleep is key to helping kindergarteners adjust to school, and a new study urges parents to start forming good sleep habits a full year ahead of time. Researchers found that kids who regularly got 10Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies’ babble may be smarter than you think. A new study shows that infants as young as 3- to 5-months of age can tell that the unintelligible sounds they make before they learn to talk can impact the people around them. Traditionally, thisContinue Reading
SATURDAY, July 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job. A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serious head injury or death due to a bicycle,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it is taking steps to ensure that international makers of baby formula can continue marketing their products in the United States, to avoid any infant formula shortage in the future. The move to help foreign suppliers who haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite reports that rates of childhood obesity are decreasing, kids seem to be packing on pounds at younger ages. In 1998, just under 73% of children entering kindergarten in 1998 had a normal body mass index (BMI), while 15.1% were overweight, and 12%Continue Reading