“Many parents strive to ensure that their children eat vegetables. Some meet with complete success, others with very little success. Veggies contain many vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients that a body needs to main good health and energy. They help protect against the effect of aging and reduce the risk of cancer and heart [...]
December 12 2007 | Child Health | No Comments »
“Much debate lives among orthodontic professionals between early orthodontic treatment (ages 7 to 9) and traditional orthodontic intervention (11+ years old). The American Association of Orthodontists endorses that all youngsters should be evaluated by a dentist or orthodontist at the age of seven.
The early phase (Phase 1) begins around age 8 or [...]
December 10 2007 | Child Health | No Comments »
There are few babies that are born with asthma but it can develop at any time of life – although it usually does so in childhood rather in their adulthood years. Asthma in a child is normally diagnosed even before the child reaches school age.
In younger children, asthma attacks are normally triggered by viruses, [...]
November 29 2007 | Child Health | No Comments »
Adolescence – the difficult period when a child changes from child to adult, usually beginning at age eleven and lasting through nineteen. This is a period of great change – physical changes in their body become very apparent, young people begin to search for their personal identity, they begin to feel strong sexual feelings and [...]
November 19 2007 | Child Health and Teens | No Comments »
Dr. Tiffany Field at the Touch Research Institute, University of Miami, Department of Medicine pioneered research in massage therapy for infants, children and adolescents. She discovered that neonates receiving regular massage gained 47% more weight than those receiving no massage. (Both groups were fed the same amount of formula.) Also, the ones receiving massage were [...]
November 18 2007 | Baby and Child Development and Child Health and Teens and Toddlers | 1 Comment »
According to a study published in Pediatrics in 2005, fish oil might be a good addition to a child’s diet for a number of reasons. This study suggested that learning problems and behavioural problems at schools might be directly related to the amount of essential fatty acids (as found in fish oil) in the [...]
November 07 2007 | Child Health | No Comments »
Developing healthy peer relationships is critical for the normal development of a child. Peer relationships have been found to be an important predictor of positive adult adjustment and behavior. Difficulty in finding friends leads to feelings of low self-esteem and these feelings usually continue into adulthood.
Children with poor social skills are at risk [...]
November 06 2007 | Child Development and Child Health and Special Needs | No Comments »
just in case you were wondering if you really needed to help your child brushing his/her tooth tonight…. read on
Yes, Gum Disease Could Be That Harmful
Periodontal or gum disease is the number one cause of bad breath and tooth loss. Most people know that. But did you know that gum disease may also [...]
November 05 2007 | Child Health | 1 Comment »
“Defiant Child?” trumpets the half-page ad in my weekend newspaper’vs magazine section, offering help to change your kid’s attitude and take back control of your family.
I had a defiant child once. I overheard her having a telephone conversation with her best friend. It went something like this: “When they say ‘no’, you should say ‘why [...]
October 27 2007 | Child Health | No Comments »
Most parents are very concerned about doing everything they possibly can to ensure healthy child development for their children. Many fret so much about it, in fact, they keep themselves awake at night worrying about what more they can do or should do. Although there is no “easy way out” when it comes to raising [...]
October 23 2007 | Child Education and Child Health | 1 Comment »
