THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won’t, Norwegian researchers report. Their new study on shared reading and vocabulary size dovetails with a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics that urgesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a world where families may be more apt to interact with technology than with one another, some things never change. Many still struggle to get along. But just what do 21st century families fight about? A new survey of 593 parents withContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Read to your little ones. That’s the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) prescription for fostering loving, nurturing relationships during early infancy and early childhood — a time of critical brain development. “Reading together with young children weaves joyful language and rich interactive momentsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Grandma’s pill organizer. Fido’s pain medication. A tossed-away tissue. All are potential sources of opioid poisoning for young children, researchers at the New Jersey Poison Control Center report. Their five-year look at 230 cases of opioid exposure in children between 1 month andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you think it isn’t important to start breastfeeding your newborn while still in the hospital, think again. New research shows that infants who were exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalization right after birth were 22% less likely to develop asthma inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pulling your hair out in frustration with your finicky youngster? Don’t blame your parenting style — genetics likely played a huge role in their eating habits, a new twins study FINDs. Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes, according to findings published Sept.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Each year, an average of 174 U.S. kids under the age of 5 lose their lives over causes linked to nursery products. Many of these tragedies could be prevented, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday issued a list of productsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding through the first year of infants’ lives can lower their risk of asthma by colonizing their bodies with a healthy mix of microbes, a new study finds. Results show that breastfeeding beyond three months supported the gradual maturation of a baby’s gutContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The corner bodega or neighborhood Kwik-E-Mart could be fueling childhood obesity in the United States, a new study suggests. Children have a more than 50% increased chance of obesity if they live in a place without ready access to full-fledged grocery stores stockedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deprivation, neglect and abuse during childhood can increase a person’s long-term risk of health problems, a new study warns. “Stress is implicated in nine of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States today,” said senior researcher Dr. George Slavich, directorContinue Reading