Children these days are prone to obesity simply from the lifestyle we live in today. With television, video games, interactive toys and more, many children will sit inside all day instead of going out to play and getting some exercise. How can you tell if your child might fall into obesity?
Look for these warning signs.
Foods [...]
Do you sometimes get frustrated disciplining your child because the discipline appears to be ineffective? Do you sometimes change your discipline in search of the most effective one to use on your child? Have you come to the conclusion that no discipline is effective on your child? If you are experiencing any [...]
Studies show that children in the United States consume too many fats and refined carbohydrates. There is definitely a correlation between the American child’s diet and the epidemic of childhood obesity. Start your children early by presenting them with healthy food choices. Here are a few tips on things you can do differently. Your mother [...]
Good habits are most easily established young. If you want to save a lot of money on dentist visits and spare your child the pain of tooth decay, you will start them very young in the habit of taking care of their mouths. Brushing new teeth should become as routine as taking baths and washing [...]
It has been estimated that as many as 4.4% or adults have some degree of Attention Deficit Disorder. Studies and statistics have shown that ADD sufferers can have difficulty holding a long term, steady job and tend to be lower academic achievers.
Attention deficit disorder, or ADD, is caused by problems in the brain’s dopamine neurotransmitter [...]
Have you ever been called from your child’s school nurse or received a letter from your child’s school apprising you of the fact that your son or daughter has a head lice infestation? Have you noticed that maybe your child is scratching his or her head a lot lately? Have you checked for a head [...]
In the first three years of a person’s life, he or she may be struck by a developmental disorder that has an affect his or her brain’s development, leading to slow development of his or her communication and social skills. Once a child is diagnosed, proper early intervention is significant. The parents, doctors, and other [...]
A fresh scientific research has revealed how organic toys can be healthy, economical and beneficial to parents and their under-aged children at large. What however seems to be the most fresh focus of these researches are the infiltrations of adulterated or counterfeit organically manufactured toys which are found in most toy stores?
You can get the [...]
The school year is just getting started and it is time to turn our attention back to the dreaded challenge of pediculosis. Yes, your child will be going back into the den ofhead lice. Will your child be one of the unfortunate ones to get “cooties”? I remember when a mother came [...]
It is not particularly useful to think about it as an ‘it’. Just as children range from short to tall, skinny to fat, so they also range from placid to hyperactive.
Since there is such a wide range, at what point do you start to say there is something ‘wrong’ with the child?
There are only two [...]
