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11/14/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Parents: Keep at it! Study shows parental support has more influence on well-being from primary school through college than previously thought

Parenting doesn’t end at providing a roof over your children’s heads and giving them an education. Based on a recent study, parenting can also help influence the well-being of adolescents all the way to university. The study, which was made possible with funding from the Academy of Finland, revealed that parental support for the self-regulation […]

11/14/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Digital media adversely affects children and adolescents twice as much as adults because their brain and eyes are still developing, according to a review of several studies

It looks like as time passes by, parents are becoming more lenient when it comes to monitoring gadget use by their children. However, according to a study, adolescents can experience sleep disruption from electronic screens. Because the brains, sleep patterns, and eyes of children and adolescents are still developing, they are more vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting […]

10/17/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Escapism is bad for kids mentally, emotionally, physically: Parents should remove electronics if they want to improve health, behavior, grades

Parents should be aware of another boogeyman in the closet. A team of researchers from the Iowa State University are concluding that placing a TV along with a gaming console in a child’s bedroom could result in developmental and social problems later on. The effect is not a correlation but a relationship; meaning that while […]

10/01/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Share your struggles to make children more resilient: New research shows even babies can learn to work hard if they see adults work hard

A new study conducted by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) concluded that infants as young as 15 months are willing to put in the extra effort to accomplish something if they observe adults trying hard to achieve their end goal. “In modern, industrialized cultures, children learn primarily by being instructed in knowledge and […]

02/21/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Former senior EPA scientist confirms that fluoride lowers the IQ of children

The United States started adding fluoride to its drinking water soon after the end of the Second World War, and for over 70 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confidently asserted that this practice is necessary to prevent tooth decay. Interestingly, the U.S. is one of very few countries that still […]

02/19/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Reports claim there is a mental health epidemic affecting two-thirds of children

While feeling anxious occasionally is a normal part of life, and indeed of childhood, many children – one in eight, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) – are diagnosed at a young age with an anxiety disorder. Being labeled in this way can have a detrimental effect on their quality of life, especially if […]

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