Children's Health
Children's Health topics include physical, mental and social well-being of children. Most parents know the basics of keeping their children healthy, like offering them healthy foods, making sure they get enough sleep and exercise and insuring their safety. Another important part of Children's Health is to get your children regular checkups with their health care provider. These visits are a chance to check your child's development and they are also a good time to catch or prevent children's health problems.
The below Children's Health articles include, and are not limited to, the following topics: Children and Teen Weight Loss Diets, Nutrition for Children and Teens, Allergies and Asthma, Childhood Diseases (e.g., appendicitis, chicken pox, croup, epilepsy, measles, whooping cough), Emotional Behavior Disorders (e.g., Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, depression), Bedwetting, Childhood Vaccinations and Sun Protection.
Children's Health Articles
No parent wants to watch as his or her child suffers from an illness, but unfortunately that is something that cannot always be avoided. In the modern world, there are a lot of different things to worry about when it comes to health of your family, and luckily there are an equal number of solutions. Millions of kids around the...
It’s that time of year again when many parents are wondering how to keep their kids healthy in school. Far too many kids end up getting sick early on and often during the school year. Therefore, parents are looking at what sorts of habits can prevent this from happening. We look at handwashing as one of the most important measures,...
When it comes to children’s health, a parent’s lifestyle can play into the success or problems that may develop. We tend to think of protecting the health of our children as something that happens after they are born. What you may not realize is that the shape you are in and the lifestyle you lead even before your children are...
Keeping our kids healthy is of monumental importance, especially in a world that is brimming with bad choices and dangerous temptations. A lot of hospitals and pediatric specialists regularly screen kids for nutrient deficiency during routine checkups. However, a new pediatric nutrition screening tool might be changing the way things are done for patients and professionals. In fact, this new...
Summer is finally here, which means that your children are going to be home for a large portion of their precious time. On top of that, it also means that you will have to get kind of creative about ways to keep your kids eating healthy while they experience childhood in the summertime. Parties, get-togethers, sleepovers, and general laziness can...
At some point in time, all parents face the question of whether you should vaccinate your children. Though you may think that you know the answer before you have kids, that outlook is likely to change so much once you do have them. There is no clear-cut or black-and-white answer. Though there are many different opinions and outlooks on this...
When you have a baby, you want to be sure that you make the right decisions, and choosing the highest quality baby formula is an important example. This is your baby’s primary source of nutrition, so it’s well worth taking the time to do your research as a parent. Suffice it to say that, when you look at what is...
We all want to make our kids happy, and sometimes that means giving into their wishes and letting them experience a bit of the fun and less-healthy side of life. Although we try to give our kids the healthiest foods while teaching them the skills they need to make good decisions later on, our kids still often crave those ridiculously...
It has quickly become an epidemic with which many of us struggle, yet the childhood obesity rate doesn’t have to be so high. It’s perplexing to many people that they seem to lead a healthy lifestyle yet their kids end up putting on weight. This is when we as parents need to look at the type of lifestyle that we...
Every parent needs to understand the most important and necessary vaccinations for children. This is a topic that is heavily debated and, therefore, something that one must consider carefully as a parent. The reason that these important vaccines exist is to protect our children. Though many parents worry about the possible side effects, in many instances the benefits outweigh the...
If you are pregnant or recently had your first child, then you need to know how to choose the best pediatrician. For many new parents, this can be one of the most important and difficult decisions. Even though pregnancy and parenthood involve many big decisions, choosing a pediatrician can seem especially tough. You probably don’t realize just how much time...
The world can be a rather unpleasant place sometimes, but as parents it is our job to show our children the beautiful aspects that still exist. One great tool you can always use is music. Indeed, it is the language that unites us all, and it can also help you to instill healthy habits in children who might otherwise have...
When it comes to getting to the heart of the issue with kids who need to lose weight, you want to cater things to their way of life. The most important thing that needs to be introduced to kids in this situation is the idea of fitness. Far too many kids aren’t getting enough activity on a daily basis, and...
As a parent, you always want what’s best for your child; and that’s why it’s important to consider how to boost your child’s brainpower. This isn’t a common thing that many parents think about on a daily basis, but they should. Though we all get into a routine and assume that our children are doing just fine, there are ways...
If you are a parent who feels lost in this area, realize that there are some great ways to trick your kids into eating healthy foods. It may seem impossible because you try and try to get them to eat the right things, to little avail. Some kids are extremely picky no matter what you do. It may seem as...
There is probably not a parent alive who doesn’t wonder how you are supposed to get your kids to eat healthy. But it may not be as difficult as you think. We will examine several tips and considerations to guide you in your efforts to get your kids to eat healthy.
How You Define “Healthy”
For most people, defining healthy...
It has received a lot of attention and also has a lot of misconceptions about it, and so autism is the focus for so many parents. Amongst all of the other things that parents have to worry about is the scare that this health condition has presented. Adding to it is the fact that there is a lot of conflicting...
A number of different diets are used to help reduce symptoms of hyperactivity (ADD and ADHD) in children. One well known approach to dietary treatment of ADD or ADHD, is the Feingold Diet Program - an eating plan free of all food additives such as artificial colors and artificial flavors. Feingold supporters claim that hyperactivity symptoms such as: asthma, bedwetting, ear...
Research shows that many children with ADD and ADHD have a deficiency of essential fatty acids (EFAs). Exactly why hyperactive children have this EFA deficiency is unclear. Research studies show that some physical symptoms in ADD/ADHD children are like those observed in EFA-deficiency. For example, in one study, subjects with lower levels of total omega-3 fatty acids exhibited significantly more...
Much debate surrounds the effectiveness of low sugar diets to reduce the symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Most clinically controlled studies of sugar consumption in ADD/ADHD children have failed to demonstrate a causal relationship between sugar-intake and hyperactivity. Not only do children with ADHD typically eat no more sugar than average, but adding...
