Ah, summer. Is there any time of the year more dear to children’s hearts? Its bliss is only marred by what’s at the end of it – back to school. After months of nothing more strenuous than camp, children’s brains … Continue reading
HealthDay News — Parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have one more worry to add to their list: Kids younger than 10 years old with ADHD may be unable to cross the street safely on their own.New research found that … Continue reading
HealthDay News — Teens who have high levels of folic acid appear to do better in school than those with lower levels, Swedish researchers report."Folate intake had a positive association with academic achievement" in the students studied, the authors wrote … Continue reading
(HealthDay News) — Parents are giving the current media rating systems poor grades. Moms and dads definitely want help when it comes to deciding whether or not a movie, TV show or video game is appropriate for their children. But, … Continue reading
HealthDay News — Because millions of kids in the United States are affected by bullying, some people may shrug it off as just a part of growing up. But experts warn that it should be treated as a serious issue … Continue reading
(HealthDay News) — Children enrolled in a full-time preschool program that sees them through elementary school have a better life 25 years later than children who were not in preschool do, University of Minnesota researchers report. Children who went through … Continue reading
HealthDay News — Preschool children with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD have a smaller-than-normal structure in the brain that plays an important role in cognitive and motor control, new research shows.The finding may help efforts to develop ways to treat … Continue reading
(HealthDay News) — Exercising while learning might improve kids’ test scores, a new study finds. The researchers looked at students in grades 1 through 6 at an academically low-scoring school in Charleston, S.C., who took part in a program that … Continue reading
(HealthDay News) — More than two-thirds of daycare centers included in a new U.S. study have TVs available for children to watch, and nearly 60 percent of the centers ignored the American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines for television exposure in … Continue reading
(HealthDay News) — Elementary school children who were victims of peer bullying — along with the bullies themselves — made more frequent visits to a school nurse’s office with complaints of physical illnesses and injuries than their other classmates, according … Continue reading
