Category: Children
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Robots Help Assess Children’s Mental Wellbeing
The children were willing to confide in the robot, in some cases sharing information with the robot that they had not yet shared via the standard assessment method of online or in-person questionnaires. This is the first time that robots have been used to assess mental wellbeing in children. The results was presented on (September…
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New Update on Infection During Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk
But they have not been able to say whether the mother’s exposure to infection is truly the cause, or whether other factors are behind this link. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have now studied this in more detail. The current study is based on data on more than 500,000 children born between 1987 and 2010. The…
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Simple Tips to Prioritize Your Child’s Eye Health
There’s no shortage of possible worries. Near-sightedness, far-sightedness and unexpected mishaps can create problems. As a child’s eyes and vision develop, parents must help protect and care for them. But when is the right time to see a doctor? And how often should you schedule appointments? Dr. Ajay Soni, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Penn State…
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Colds, coughs, stomach bugs: why are so many of us getting ‘winter’ diseases this summer?
Colds, coughs, stomach bugs: why are so many of us getting ‘winter’ diseases this summer? If it feels like you’re lurching from one illness to the next, you are not alone. But is it down to long Covid? The months of isolation during lockdown? Or just poor public hygiene? It might be one of the…
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School Traffic: Danger for Kids
Nearly a third of parents worry about their child’s safety to and from school with more than a quarter believing it’s likely that a child will get hurt near the drop-off area, according to the nationally representative poll based on 923 responses from parents of children ages six to 12. Getting a ride to school…
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Can Early-term Births Increase ADHD Risk?
“Teachers’ reports, in conjunction with maternal reports and physician evaluations, provide valuable input for the diagnosis of ADHD,” said Nancy Reichman, author of the study and a professor of pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “Mother-reported symptoms generally reflect behaviors in the home or in small family or social groups, while teacher-reported symptoms…
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How to Reduce Asthma Attacks In Underprivileged Youth?
An estimated 2.3 million U.S. children and adolescents experienced asthma attacks in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black and Hispanic children who live in low-income urban environments in the United States are at particularly high risk for asthma that is prone to attacks. These children often have many allergies and…
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Can BCG Vaccine Prevent Tuberculosis in Young Children?
Now, a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher provides new insight and clarity on these issues. Published in . The vaccine provided no protection among adolescents or adults in this study. These results suggest that protectiveness from the BCG vaccine may begin to wane as children get older…
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My son has very low self-esteem and confidence. How can I help him? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My son has very low self-esteem and confidence. How can I help him? You should consider factors other than your own parenting – but it’s better to be patient instead of turning yourself inside out looking for answers I have an 11-year-old son who is finding life quite difficult. He has always suffered from very…
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How Does Disordered Eating Develop in Kids?
Early intervention is essential for minimizing harm, but researchers know very little about how disordered eating begins and evolves prior to adolescence. A new study of nearly 12,000 9- and 10-year-olds, published this week in , provides key insights that help fill that gap. Researchers examined how age, sex, weight and puberty stage were related…
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Go Green: Living Near Green Spaces can Boost Your Child’s Lung Health
The research found that children tended to have better lung function if their exposure to vegetation close to their homes increased in the first ten years of life. Researchers say their findings support the idea of families moving to greener areas, but also highlight the need to create more green spaces in urban areas. Advertisement…
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How Maternal Antibodies can Protect Babies from Cytomegalovirus?
“These findings certainly have implications for the types of immune responses HCMV vaccines should be targeting,” said senior author Dr. Sallie Permar, the Nancy C. Paduano Professor in Pediatrics and Chair of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital. The first author of the…
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Who Are Paddy Hopkirk Wife And Children? Death Cause, Obituary & Net Worth
Health-care workers facing online COVID-19 hate need help now, CMA urges feds Parents ‘thrilled’ as COVID-19 vaccines for kids near approval, but rollout unclear As the death news of Paddy breaks, people are interested and asking “Who Are Paddy Hopkirk Wife And Children?” So in this article we will be detailing about his family, Death…
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How to Determine Whether Culture Influences Children or Not?
“We found that the ability to delay gratification, which predicts many important life outcomes, is not just about variations in genes or brain development but also about habits supported by culture,” said senior author Yuko Munakata, a research affiliate with the department of psychology and neuroscience at CU Boulder. The findings provide good news to…
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Do Parents Worry Too Much about Children’s Screen Time?
And among concerns that come with children spending more hours on digital devices, video games and televisions – and less time outdoors – harm to their eyes. But, just half of parents recognize that screen time has a major impact their child’s eye health, suggests the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health…
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Did Your Child Miss a Vaccine Dose Due to COVID?
“18 million of the 25 million children did not receive a single dose of DTP during the year, the vast majority of whom live in low- and middle-income countries, with India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ethiopia and the Philippines recording the highest numbers,” the report said. Further the report showed that the pandemic continues to affect basic…
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Consumer Product-related Traumatic Brain Injuries On The Rise In Children
With 308,000 average annual cases in the United States, such accidents have become frequent among school-aged children participating in sports and playground activities that involve equipment (e.g., bicycling, football, basketball, and soccer). Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children New research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, investigates consumer product-related traumatic brain injuries…
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Fathers Bond With Babies Using Kangaroo Care: Here’s How?
The benefits of mother-infant kangaroo care are globally recognized but there is little data on whether fathers and their infants achieve the same outcomes with this method. While mothers are considered the dominant KC providers, traditional family structures have changed in recent decades, and fathers have long been overlooked. Advertisement Can Fathers Give Kangaroo Mother…
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Father’s Depression can Pass on to the Child
Parental depression may be a contributing factor behind the increasing rise of adolescent depression and behavior problems, revealed research from Penn State and Michigan State. “A lot of research focuses on depression within biologically related families,” said Jenae Neiderhiser, Social Science Research Institute cofunded faculty member and distinguished professor of psychology and human development and…