7 Exercise Ideas to Keep Your Kids Active This Winter
BY: CHRISTOPHER KIST, MS, HFS, CPT We’re all aware that regular physical activity is important and has many health benefits. But even some very active kids have a difficult time keeping the exercise going during the winter months. We get it – it’s cold, it’s dark...
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How to Plan a Balanced Thanksgiving Meal for Picky Eaters
Thanksgiving—a holiday full of elaborate food traditions—can be extra challenging for parents of picky eaters. Who wants a holiday dinner turned into a battle zone filled with whispered bargaining? Fortunately, with a little planning, you can create a balanced...
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12 Tips for Teaching Children Gratitude
By: Kathleen Berchelmann, MD, FAAP Tired of bickering, jealousy, and selfishness? Kids are naturally materialistic and self-serving– but the good news is that gratitude can be taught. And from gratitude flows joy. Tricks for Teaching Children Gratitude and Creating a...
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Tips for Feeding Picky Eaters
Eating a variety of healthy foods is important for your child health. But, it's not always easy to get kids to try new and different foods―and sometimes, it can be downright frustrating. The good news is there's a lot you can do to help your child get comfortable...
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Food and Media: Not a Healthy Mix
Media are an important part of our lives—from computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones that let us learn, communicate, and create, to movies and TV—and movies streamed on smart TVs that entertain and inspire us. But, not everything we see, hear, and learn about on...
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Halloween Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids, and to help them have a safe holiday, here are some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Feel free to excerpt these tips or use them in their entirety for any print or broadcast story, with acknowledgment...
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Recipe – Apple Chips
3 to 4 crisp, ripe organic apples 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon granulated sweetener of your choice (optional) Slice off the top, stem side, of the apple and then slice the apple into thin rounds, somewhere between 1/8″ to 1/4″ thick. A mandoline slicer...
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Less Recreational Screen Time Tied to Better Cognition in Kids
Children who spend less than 2 hours a day engaging in recreational screen-based activities, such as using social media on the Internet and watching television, and who get sufficient sleep and engage more in physical activities have better cognition than children who...
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Children and Music: Benefits of Music in Child Development
Singing and music play an important role in our culture. You'll find music present in many aspects of our lives: theater, television, movies, worship, holidays, celebrations, and government and military ceremonies. At home, music can become part of our family culture...
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Reading Aloud Can Reduce Hyperactivity and Attention Problems in Children
The study “Reading Aloud, Play, and Social-Emotional Development,” in the April 2018 issue of Pediatrics, studied how pediatric programs that promote positive parenting activities such as reading out loud and pretend play affect children’s social and emotional...
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Parents Are Teachers Too: How to Reinforce Your Child’s Learning
Parents are children’s first role models. Parents can teach their children not only by what they say, but also by what they do. READ BY EXAMPLE Read with your children, encourage them to read books on their own, and let them see you reading your own books. The joy of...
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As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers
Ronnie Cohen September 17, 201812:01 AM ET Skull fractures, concussions and broken bones are common injuries when children not yet able to walk use infant walkers and fall down stairs. Mint Images/Getty Images Watching an infant propel herself across the floor on...
read moreFDA declares youth vaping an epidemic, announces investigation, new enforcement
Jayne O'Donnell | USA TODAY FDA considers regulation to curb epidemic level teen vaping Teen vaping is reaching epidemic levels and FDA is considering regulation to curb it. One proposal would be banning flavoring of e-cigarette liquids. FDA declares youth vaping an...
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Study Suggests Safe Packaging Law Helped Halt Steep Rise in Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children
Calls to U.S. poison control centers for young children exposed to liquid nicotine peaked in 2015 and then began to decline, according to new research in the May 2018 Pediatrics. Authors of the study, “E-Cigarette and Liquid Nicotine Exposures Among Young Children,”...
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Naps May Enhance ‘Emotional Memory’ in Children
To create and recall firm memories about an emotional situation, otherwise known as "emotional memory," children need a lengthy nap plus quality sleep the next night, new research suggests. It's possible that the combination of such sleep also helps children settle...
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Pediatricians drop age limit for rear-facing car seats
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Updated 10:38 PM ET, Thu August 30, 2018 Children should ride in rear-facing car seats until they reach the height or weight limit for the seat, according to updated recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This changes the...
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