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Maybe you’ve noticed that your toddler lights up at the sight of kids at playgroup. Or perhaps you think your two-year-old isn’t getting enough socializing. Should you consider part-time daycare?
“Toddlers don’t need to be in an early learning and care facility to become socialized" More...
Women who take the Pill for 10 years almost halve their risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study. But experts say this must be balanced against the risk of breast cancer, which is higher in women on the Pill. For every 100,000 women on the Pill for 10 years there are 50 extra breast cancers and 12 fewer ovarian cancers, data shows. The study is published in the British Journal of Cancer. It adds weight to previous research suggesting factors like the Pill and pregnancy can impact on cancer risk by changing the level of hormones in the body. More...
NEARLY half of pregnant women will develop snoring by their final trimester that could be linked to dangerous health problems for mother and baby, Australian sleep researchers have shown. A professor of medicine, Colin Sullivan, said his research found woman who started snoring during the later stages of pregnancy were at increased risk of developing high blood pressure. More...
Parents who express negative emotions toward their infants, or handle them roughly, may be inadvertently harming their babies' psyches, new research suggests. This type of "negative parenting" results in aggressive, defiant kindergartners and even affects adult behavior, the researchers said. "Before the study, we thought it was likely the combination of difficult infant temperament and negative parenting that put parent-child pairs most at risk for conflict in the toddler period," study researcher Michael Lorber, of New York University, More...
Chances are you didn’t even know you were pregnant or had just found out you were expecting when you received the shattering news that there is no visible developing embryo on the ultrasound. You are probably feeling sad and confused. As you take time to understand what this means, also take time to grieve as you would for any loss. And remember you are not alone. More...
Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to get depressed, research suggests. It is not clear why it might have this effect, but the authors believe caffeine in coffee may alter the brain's chemistry. Decaffeinated coffee did not have the same effect. The findings, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, come from a study of more than 50,000 US female nurses. More...
Video and computer games, like many popular, entertaining and addicting kid activities, are looked down upon by many parents as time-wasters, and worse, parents think that these games rot the brain. Also, violent video games are readily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some youth become violent or commit extreme anti-social behavior. More...
Autism, which may also be known as Autistic Disorder is a disorder that affects almost all areas of a child’s social and psychological development. In a variety of ways Autism prevents a child from interacting normally with others. It is believed that Autism affects just slightly more than 10 children in every 100,000, and that boys are three times as likely to be autistic as girls. Autism also usually appears in early childhood, prior to the age of starting school. More...
It's one of the most serious decisions a pregnant woman makes: whether to have amniocentesis during her pregnancy to look for birth defects and chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome. The procedure, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted from the womb using a needle, carries with it a risk of miscarriage. More...
Parents love to worry about kids and typing for all sorts of reasons. First, the way texting seems to be transforming civil discourse. Then, of course, there are the fears around sexting, and texting while driving. It's no wonder texting is a source of family strife. According to a Pew Research Center report last year, 64 per cent of parents look at the contents of their child's cellphone and 62 per cent have taken away their kid’s phone as punishment.
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Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world, occurring with relatively high frequency even in developed nations. Anemia due to iron deficiency causes poor exercise tolerance, fatigue, decreased school and work performance and impaired mental function. Iron deficiency interferes with normal childhood growth and development and contributes to pregnancy complications.
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First and foremost, it is important to accept that you are going to put on weight during pregnancy! You are meant to. Your body is growing and changing to give your baby the best start in life. By the time you come to give birth, you'll be carrying quite a cargo! Just over a third of your extra weight will come from your baby, the placenta and the amniotic fluid. More...
