It’s not just sugar — kids are exposed to a variety of sweeteners that are bad for their health. There are at least eight sweeteners that the AAP wants parents to know about. These sweeteners often hide in foods that are advertised as having less sugar. Parents looking for alternatives to sugar should be careful when selecting foods that promise less sugar. You may be getting less sugar, but your family could be eating...
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Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children
The TV legend possessed an extraordinary understanding of how kids make sense of language. For the millions of adults who grew up watching him on public television, Fred Rogers represents the most important human values: respect, compassion, kindness, integrity, humility. On Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the show that he created 50 years ago and starred in, he was the epitome...
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Groundbreaking app detects a child’s risk of asthma in just SIX yes or no questions
App – called PARS – asks about wheezing and if the child’s parents suffer Score of zero-to-15 estimates if the youngster will suffer by seven years old Avoids the need for blood tests, which are used to diagnose the condition A new smartphone app that has been developed by scientists can detect a child’s risk...
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Staring at smartphones and tablets is to blame for the rise of dry eye disease in children, say experts
Dry eye disease is more common in older people, but growing among the young The increasing amount of time spent staring at screens is making more suffer The syndrome can make eyes sore, red and swollen, and cause blurred vision Experts at Aston University have made an app to test people for the condition More...
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Virtual reality headsets significantly reduce children’s fear of needles
The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and the tantrums as they try to coax their children into the doctor’s office for routine immunizations. After all, who can’t relate to being fearful and anxious about needles? Needle phobia is one of the most common fears among children...
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Gamified augmented reality against ADHD
The preliminary study found that measures of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity dropped by 56.4 percent in the patient group with high scores of ADHD, while by 66.3 percent in the group with low symptomatic signs 48 hours after the session with Empowered Brain. In the framework of the clinical trial, children, adolescents and young adults with...