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The eyes have it: 5 things you can do to reduce your child’s exposure to harmful blue light
(BPT) – A generation ago, limiting a child’s screen time meant putting restrictions on how much television they could watch in a single day. “No more than two hours a day and don’t sit too close to the screen.” Those were the rules, and while enforcing them was a challenge, it was easy to remember. […]
Child’s obesity, cognitive function linked, study finds
A University of Illinois study finds that obese children are slower than healthy-weight children to recognize when they have made an error and correct it. The research is the first to show that weight status not only affects how quickly children react to stimuli but also impacts the level of activity that occurs in the […]
One out of two parents do not see their child’s weight problem
One out of two parents of children with overweight feel that their child’s weight is normal. Four out of ten parents of children with overweight or obesity are even worried that their child will get too thin. These are the findings of a European study of parents of more than 16,000 children, including 1,800 children […]
Parenting Matters: 10 Tips For Advocating For Childs Mental Health
Brenda Hilligoss NAMI DuPage November 26, 2012 5:16PM NAMI DuPage (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Brenda Hilligoss-School Connections Director storyidforme: 40705584 tmspicid: 15034954 fileheaderid: 6843318 Updated: November 27, 2012 2:09PM According to the surgeon general, one child out of five will experience problems because of a psychiatric disorder. Sadly, only one in three is receiving […]