Young children getting fewer hours of sleep
...s. Acebo says that she was surprised to find that kids are sleeping less than the recommendations that have been in place for the past 50 years. "I think based on what we know in older children, teens and adults, it's fair to speculate that insufficient sleep in children would be related to difficulties...Research review finds tobacco scenes in movies boost teen smoking
...ther known influences, shows the more smoking that kids see on screen, the more likely they are to smoke,"...rom youth-marketed films will reduce the number of kids who start smoking," said Stanton Glantz, PhD, UCSF professor of medicine, director of the Center for...Sooner is better with cochlear implants, Stanford scientist shows
...onnection between lip movement and sound. The only kids who fully merged the visual and auditory effects of speech were those who had received implants before they were 30 months old, which indicates that the earlier the implant is done, the better the chances for fully integrated speech perception in the...Personal fulfillment may motivate adolescents to be physically active
...cial activity with friends, to be like the popular kids at school)," the authors write. "Adolescents were most likely to report personal fulfillment as the strongest motivating factor for physical activity, followed by weight-based motivation, peer motivation, and parent motivation," they report. Overweig...Children with heart defects found to benefit from exercise
...diologist at Children's who led the study. "These kids haven't exercised much. They've been told by coach..., and age-appropriate prizes were used to keep the kids motivated, and sessions were moved outdoors when weather permitted. "One game they particularly enjo...Moms' employment affects kids' food sources
Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. kids age 2 to 18, a Penn State-led study has found that...s didn't necessarily have better diet quality than kids whose mothers worked full-time. Dr. Sibylle Kranz, assistant professor of nutritional sciences who...FSU study finds body image stereotypes may begin in the high chair
... or is under eating in a very noticeable way. With kids who overeat, restriction does not work. Instead, parents should offer them a variety of healthy foods to choose from and encourage exercise." On the other hand, parents may be reluctant to admit their child has a weight problem. No mother or father i...Second-hand smoke hits genetically susceptible kids harder
...a serious one: in the United States, 43 percent of kids between the ages of 4 and 11 years are exposed to second-hand smoke in the home....Teens unaware of sexually transmitted diseases until they catch one, Carnegie Mellon study finds
...e Journal of Adolescent Health. "For the most part kids learn about sexually transmitted diseases when they are getting diagnosed with them," said Julie Downs, lead author of the study and a member of the Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon. The results came from a survey of 300...NYU Child Study Center expert co-authors 'Who Invented Lemonade?'
...positive work my colleagues and I do everyday with kids at the NYU Child Study Center," said Dr. Barzvi. "So I am thrilled that a portion of the book's proceeds will support that work." The book, which arrives in stores this month, features a foreword by Donald J. Trump. A portion of the proceeds of "Who...Half of active children pursue non-traditional physical activities
... activity in children and found that about as many kids stay active by peddling their bikes to a friend's ...neighborhood by 15 percent. Concurrently, the time kids spent walking or biking around their neighborhood would then drop about 1 percent. As a result, thei...Teens' healthy food choices foiled by early lunch, soft drink machine income and parents who cater
...able -- in order to make it easy and desirable for kids to make healthy choices."...Children with asthma more likely to have behavior difficulties
...atch for problems in their child's behavior. Sure, kids are going to get into little tiffs, but if behavior problems become commonplace, parents should set appropriate limits and possibly ask for help from school counselors, teachers or their pediatrician," Halterman said. "Also, parents should make sure ...Children in the South face higher health risks
...ny single child's risk. And overall, most American kids are quite healthy. "Generally, children in the world's developed countries are healthy," says Goldhagen. "But children who live in some of the states in the Deep South are two to three times more likely to die or have other health problems as compare...Pregnancy, not high-risk behavior, predictor of STD testing among newly homeless youth
...nd treatment, and what the study shows is that the kids who are at highest risk are not getting tested." T... this population -- we're talking about very young kids -- we have to develop outreach programs to educate them and advise them where they can get tested," ...Technology helps disabled kids find their voice
...dren value. "The real key is having fun. And the kids talk about that as they build their inventions. They say things like 'it has to have smile power', they like a lot of bright colors, and want to laugh, and make burping sounds," she notes. As an example of such technology, Light shows a colorful toy...Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders among children living in Russian 'Baby Homes'
...chools the equivalent of residential schools, for kids with social problems we found a high number of children with FAS." And this is hardly unexpected, she added. "When you're talking about Baby Homes and orphanages, you're not talking about middle-class people who've got their lives together, you're...Brenner Children's Hospital researcher says PSA campaign about risky sexual behaviors a success
... Carolina that conveyed the message, "Talk to your kids about sex. Everyone else is."The campaign, which ran for nine months and featured billboard, television and radio PSAs, focused on 20 North Carolina counties which have the highest teen pregnancy rates. A telephone survey of parents in the region sho...Animal models show that anabolic steroids flip the adolescent brain's switch for aggression
...ts abuse AASs each year. Not only do steroids set kids up for heavier use of steroids and other drugs later in life, but long-term users can suffer from mood swings, hallucinations and paranoia; liver damage; high blood pressure; as well as increased risk of heart disease, stroke and some types of cancer...Genes affecting blood pressure change as children become adults
.... Snieder says. "The next step is following these kids for a long period of time to see whether the genetic effects stabilize or, after another three or four years, there is another large jump in new genetic effect," he says. Despite conventional thinking, this scientist who focuses on genetics, was not ...