Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Prevent obesity in children by 5 steps
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Prevent obesity in children by 5 steps - Obesity can affect anyone. Both young and old. Even with the rise of fast food this time, the children susceptible to obesity. Its a very unfortunate thing because obesity can lead to some serious diseases that will attack the obese children.
Obesity in children can be prevented as early as possible. As a parent you can prevent it by following these 5 easy steps as has been reported from galtime.com.
1. Provide healthy food at home
Healthy foods like fruits can replace those unhealthy snacks. Potato chips, chocolate, and candy is a small portion of the sample snacks kids love. To make it look attractive, you can make a fruit salad that favored child.
2. Limit your time watching TV and playing games
Both of the above activities is the kind of activity that did not make the body of your baby move. In fact, in order to prevent obesity, the children have to do a healthy activity to burn calories. Theore limit the time watching television and playing games on the computer and get them to play outside the house.
3. As a mother, you have to be diligent cooking
If you are diligent cooking for your baby then less likely to eat fast food filled with additives that trigger obesity. Moreover, by cooking your own meals then you can create a healthy menu for the little guy.
4. Diligently visited the doctor nutrition
Nutrients will help your doctor to determine what nutrients and how much amount is needed by your baby. With proper nutrition then your baby will avoid obesity
5. Be a good example for your child
You forbid your children to eat unhealthy food, but instead your own doing. Well , usually the child will imitate the behavior of their parents. Theore, if you forbid your children to snack at random then you also have to consequently.
However, if obesity has attacked your child , take her to speak. Tell that obesity can be removed with exercise and a healthy diet. Encourage your child not even blame the obesity he experienced.
Obesity in children can be prevented as early as possible. As a parent you can prevent it by following these 5 easy steps as has been reported from galtime.com.
1. Provide healthy food at home
Healthy foods like fruits can replace those unhealthy snacks. Potato chips, chocolate, and candy is a small portion of the sample snacks kids love. To make it look attractive, you can make a fruit salad that favored child.
2. Limit your time watching TV and playing games
Both of the above activities is the kind of activity that did not make the body of your baby move. In fact, in order to prevent obesity, the children have to do a healthy activity to burn calories. Theore limit the time watching television and playing games on the computer and get them to play outside the house.
3. As a mother, you have to be diligent cooking
If you are diligent cooking for your baby then less likely to eat fast food filled with additives that trigger obesity. Moreover, by cooking your own meals then you can create a healthy menu for the little guy.
4. Diligently visited the doctor nutrition
Nutrients will help your doctor to determine what nutrients and how much amount is needed by your baby. With proper nutrition then your baby will avoid obesity
5. Be a good example for your child
You forbid your children to eat unhealthy food, but instead your own doing. Well , usually the child will imitate the behavior of their parents. Theore, if you forbid your children to snack at random then you also have to consequently.
However, if obesity has attacked your child , take her to speak. Tell that obesity can be removed with exercise and a healthy diet. Encourage your child not even blame the obesity he experienced.
Do organic foods bring a significant benefit to children
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Parents know its important for children to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains. But its less clear whether spending the extra money on organic foods will bring a significant benefit to their childrens health.
To offer guidance to parents – and the pediatricians caring for their childrens health – the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has conducted an extensive analysis of scientific evidence surrounding organic produce, dairy products and meat. The conclusion is mixed: While organic foods have the same vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, proteins, lipids and other nutrients as conventional foods, they also have lower pesticide levels, which may be significant for children. Organically raised animals are also less likely to be contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria because organic farming rules prohibit the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics.
However, in the long term, there is currently no direct evidence that consuming an organic diet leads to improved health or lower risk of disease. No large studies in humans have been performed that specifically address this issue.
"Whats most important is that children eat a healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat or fat-free dairy products, whether those are conventional or organic foods. This type of diet has proven health benefits," said Janet Silverstein, MD, FAAP, a member of the AAP Committee on Nutrition and one of the lead authors of the report. "Many families have a limited food budget, and we do not want families to choose to consume smaller amounts of more expensive organic foods and thus reduce their overall intake of healthy foods like produce."
The AAP report, "Organic Foods: Health and Environmental Advantages and Disadvantages," will be released at a news conference at 1 p.m. CT Monday, Oct. 22 at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans. It will be published in the November 2012 issue of Pediatrics (published online Oct. 22). The report outlines the research that has been conducted on organic foods, including convincing evidence of lower exposure to pesticides and less contamination of livestock with drug-resistant bacteria.
"At this point, we simply do not have the scientific evidence to know whether the difference in pesticide levels will impact a persons health over a lifetime, though we do know that children – especially young children whose brains are developing – are uniquely vulnerable to chemical exposures," said Joel Forman, MD, FAAP, a member of the AAP Council on Environmental Health and one of the lead authors of the AAP clinical report.
If cost is a factor, families can be selective in choosing organic foods, Dr. Forman said. Some conventionally grown fruits and vegetables tend to have lower pesticide residues. The AAP cites organic shoppers guides like those provided by Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group as erences for consumers. The AAP found no individual health benefit from purchasing organic milk, but emphasizes that all milk should be pasteurized to reduce the risk of bacterial infections. Raw milk increases the risk of serious infection with bacteria including Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter and Brucella.
Purchasing meat from organic farms that do not use antibiotics for nontherapeutic uses has the potential to reduce antibiotic resistance in bacteria that infect people. The AAP calls for large, well-designed, prospective cohort studies that directly measure environmental exposures such as estrogen at low levels to understand the impact of hormonal exposure of children through milk and meat.
The AAP report also notes that the motivation to choose organic produce, meat and dairy products may be reasonably based on larger environmental issues, as well as human health impacts like pollution and global climate change.
"Pediatricians want families to have the information they need to make wise food choices," said Dr. Forman. "We hope that additional research will improve our understanding of these issues, including large studies that measure environmental exposures and neurodevelopment."
Parents who suck on their infants pacifiers may protect their children against developing allergy
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Swedish researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, report that a simple habit may give significant protection against allergy development, namely, the parental sucking on the babys pacifier.
Allergies are very common in industrialized countries. It has been suggested that exposure to harmless bacteria during infancy may be protective against the development of allergy. However, it has been difficult to pinpoint which bacteria a baby should be exposed to, and at what time and by which route this exposure should ideally occur.
Swedish researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, now report that a simple habit may give significant protection against allergy development, namely, the parental sucking on the babys pacifier.
In a group of 184 children, who were followed from birth, the researchers registered how many infants used a pacifier in the first 6 months of life and how the parents cleaned the pacifier. Most parents rinsed the pacifier in tap water before giving it to the baby, e.g., after it had fallen on the floor. However, some parents also boiled the pacifier to clean it. Yet other parents had the habit of putting the babys pacifier into their mouth and cleaning it by sucking, before returning it to the baby.
It was found that children whose parents habitually sucked the pacifier were three times less likely to suffer from eczema at 1.5 years of age, as compared with the children of parents who did not do this. When controlled for other factors that could affect the risk of developing allergy, such as allergy in the parents and delivery by Caesarean section, the beneficial effect of parental sucking on the pacifier remained.
Pacifier use per se had no effect on allergy development in the child. Boiling the pacifier also did not affect allergy development in a statistically proven fashion.
No more upper respiratory infections were seen in the children whose parents sucked on their dummies, as compared with the other children, as evidenced by diaries kept by the parents in which they noted significant events, such as infections.
Saliva is a very rich source of bacteria and viruses, and the researchers believe that oral commensal microbes are transferred from parent to infant when they suck on the same pacifier. When the composition of the bacterial flora in the mouth was compared between infants whose parents sucked on their pacifiers and those whose parent did not, it was found to differ, supporting this hypothesis.
According to "the hygiene hypothesis", the development of allergy can be attributed in part to a paucity of microbial stimulation during early infancy.
"Early establishment of a complex oral microflora might promote healthy maturation of the immune system, thereby counteracting allergy development", says professor Agnes Wold who led the study.
The study, which is published in the scientific journal Pediatrics, was performed by a team that consisted of paediatricians specialized in allergic diseases, as well as microbiologists and immunologists. The research team has previously conducted large-scale studies on the gut microbiota in relation to allergy development and showed in 2009 that a complex gut microbiota very early in life reduces the risk of allergy development.
Clean pacifier by sucking away children from asthma
Monday, April 7, 2014
Cleaning pacifier sucking ways might be considered dirty. Most parents will clean pacifier by washing with tap water. But the researchers found that older people who clean pacifier to suck can keep children from the risk of asthma and hives.
This study does not prove that the technique may protect children from asthma or allergies. However, researchers believe that the possibility of transfer of oral bacteria and microbes of parents in children can boost the immune system and the digestive system which in turn makes the child they are exposed to a small risk of allergy or asthma.
"We know that bacteria are also important for growing children," said Dr. Wilfried Karmaus from the University of Memphis, as reported by Reuters.
In this research, scientists recruited pregnant women in one of the Swedish hospitals and followed them for three years. Of the 184 infants who were observed, 80 percent have parents with allergies. After the babies were tested at the age of 18 and 36 months.
In the first test 46 infants have eczema and 10 had symptoms of asthma. Children who use the usual dot cleaned by his mother smoked by 63 percent less likely to have eczema and 88 percent less affected by asthma.
While in the second test, when the baby was 36 months, the difference for asthma began to disappear, while babies with pacifiers are cleaned by his mother smoked still have a 49 percent lower risk of developing eczema.
Researchers believe that more research must be done to demonstrate clearly the benefits of cleaning with megisapnya dot. Before clear, researchers would not recommend this technique for the parents.
This study does not prove that the technique may protect children from asthma or allergies. However, researchers believe that the possibility of transfer of oral bacteria and microbes of parents in children can boost the immune system and the digestive system which in turn makes the child they are exposed to a small risk of allergy or asthma.
"We know that bacteria are also important for growing children," said Dr. Wilfried Karmaus from the University of Memphis, as reported by Reuters.
In this research, scientists recruited pregnant women in one of the Swedish hospitals and followed them for three years. Of the 184 infants who were observed, 80 percent have parents with allergies. After the babies were tested at the age of 18 and 36 months.
In the first test 46 infants have eczema and 10 had symptoms of asthma. Children who use the usual dot cleaned by his mother smoked by 63 percent less likely to have eczema and 88 percent less affected by asthma.
While in the second test, when the baby was 36 months, the difference for asthma began to disappear, while babies with pacifiers are cleaned by his mother smoked still have a 49 percent lower risk of developing eczema.
Researchers believe that more research must be done to demonstrate clearly the benefits of cleaning with megisapnya dot. Before clear, researchers would not recommend this technique for the parents.
Can children developing diabetes Because of Pollution this reason
Sunday, March 30, 2014
In the past, diabetes was a disease that haunt an adult or elderly, but later children also exposed to trend this disease. Even the cause is not just a lifestyle or diet alone but also air pollution. How so?
According to a new study from Germany, the children are often exposed to air pollution increased risk of insulin resistance, so when the kids get older it can be confirmed to have diabetes.
Even from blood samples of 397 observations of 10-year-old boy who lives on the edge of the road is unknown if these children are at risk of insulin resistance increased by seven percent per 500 meters.
These findings are obtained after the results of the participants blood samples compared with the level of exposure to air pollution using pollution data in 2008-2009 in each neighborhood participants. Then the researchers adjusted for all the above calculation with birth weight, body mass index (BMI) and the participants exposure to second-hand smoke at home.
As reported by the BBC, Monday (05/13/2013), from there it is known the level of insulin resistance was higher in children whose exposure to air pollution is also high, especially for compounds containing pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and particulates.
"Although the level of toxicity among the pollutants with other pollutants vary, but they all can be considered as oxidizing agent potential and can directly influence the lipid and protein levels in the blood, or influence indirectly through the activation of intracellular oxidant pathways," explained one researcher Dr. Joachim Heinrich of the German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg. Heinrich held a study with his colleague, Elisabeth Thiering.
"For that oxidative stress caused by exposure to air pollution is said to play an important role in encouraging the development of insulin resistance," he added.
Responding to a study published in the journal Diabetologia, Frank Kelly, professor of environmental health sciences from Kings College London, said that children are very susceptible to what this study found.
"They have a ratio of lung volume to a larger body, the respiratory epithelium more easily absorb pollutants, as well as lung defense mechanism against pollution gases and particulate pollution are not yet fully developed. So even inhale the same amount of pollutant concentrations, child children may absorb pollutants with doses two to four times more than adults, "said Dr. Kelly.
"For the new study is interesting if it can be demonstrated that the particulate and nitrogen dioxide is closely related to an increased risk of insulin resistance in children. Moreover, these findings are highly relevant to the kids in a big city like London that regularly experience the advantages of nitrogen dioxide pollution , "he concluded.
According to a new study from Germany, the children are often exposed to air pollution increased risk of insulin resistance, so when the kids get older it can be confirmed to have diabetes.
Even from blood samples of 397 observations of 10-year-old boy who lives on the edge of the road is unknown if these children are at risk of insulin resistance increased by seven percent per 500 meters.
These findings are obtained after the results of the participants blood samples compared with the level of exposure to air pollution using pollution data in 2008-2009 in each neighborhood participants. Then the researchers adjusted for all the above calculation with birth weight, body mass index (BMI) and the participants exposure to second-hand smoke at home.
As reported by the BBC, Monday (05/13/2013), from there it is known the level of insulin resistance was higher in children whose exposure to air pollution is also high, especially for compounds containing pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and particulates.
"Although the level of toxicity among the pollutants with other pollutants vary, but they all can be considered as oxidizing agent potential and can directly influence the lipid and protein levels in the blood, or influence indirectly through the activation of intracellular oxidant pathways," explained one researcher Dr. Joachim Heinrich of the German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Neuherberg. Heinrich held a study with his colleague, Elisabeth Thiering.
"For that oxidative stress caused by exposure to air pollution is said to play an important role in encouraging the development of insulin resistance," he added.
Responding to a study published in the journal Diabetologia, Frank Kelly, professor of environmental health sciences from Kings College London, said that children are very susceptible to what this study found.
"They have a ratio of lung volume to a larger body, the respiratory epithelium more easily absorb pollutants, as well as lung defense mechanism against pollution gases and particulate pollution are not yet fully developed. So even inhale the same amount of pollutant concentrations, child children may absorb pollutants with doses two to four times more than adults, "said Dr. Kelly.
"For the new study is interesting if it can be demonstrated that the particulate and nitrogen dioxide is closely related to an increased risk of insulin resistance in children. Moreover, these findings are highly relevant to the kids in a big city like London that regularly experience the advantages of nitrogen dioxide pollution , "he concluded.
How to Overcome cancer at Children
Monday, March 24, 2014
How to Overcome Cancer at Children - Cancer at children is something that very afraid for parent, all parent will be scare to deal with it, in spite of the parent really patient. in this condition, parent must always support and give the spirit for their children, in order the children can be strong and always on good condition.
Some cancer that usually suffered by children are leukemia, limfoma, retinoblastoma (eye cancer)and bone cancer, where this is the common one that suffered by them.
According to Erwin, excessive protection will encourage the psychological and emotional condition of a child to become unstable. So rather than cure, but it will generate a cancer cell.
"If the mood is not comfortable it will encourage the cancer cells in the body become more active," he added.
In addition to providing support and freedom, one thing is no less important is being honest about the childs illness. "Children who are not informed about the disease would imagine something totally untrue," he said.
For example, a child may be thinking that his cancer illness is a punishment for him due to a delinquency or a specific error.
"It was agreed with that by telling, would make the child become less stressed and feel guilty. Children are entitled to know about his illness. Regardless of age, "he explained.
Some cancer that usually suffered by children are leukemia, limfoma, retinoblastoma (eye cancer)and bone cancer, where this is the common one that suffered by them.
According to Erwin, excessive protection will encourage the psychological and emotional condition of a child to become unstable. So rather than cure, but it will generate a cancer cell.
"If the mood is not comfortable it will encourage the cancer cells in the body become more active," he added.
In addition to providing support and freedom, one thing is no less important is being honest about the childs illness. "Children who are not informed about the disease would imagine something totally untrue," he said.
For example, a child may be thinking that his cancer illness is a punishment for him due to a delinquency or a specific error.
"It was agreed with that by telling, would make the child become less stressed and feel guilty. Children are entitled to know about his illness. Regardless of age, "he explained.
Smoking During Pregnancy Cause Blood Vessel Damage Children
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Health for human | feel strange when pregnant some women still smoke during pregnancy though. Most people really find it difficult to quit smoking. A new study suggests smoking during pregnancy can cause the child has a blood vessel damage.
The study was conducted by Dutch researchers, which has involved more than 250 babies. When the baby is 4 weeks old, dimensions and lung function measured. At the same time, their parents completed questionnaires on factors such as smoking during pregnancy.
When the babies are 5 weeks old, the researchers used ultrasound to measure carotid artery thickness and flexibility. Carotid arteries are large blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain.
Carotid artery wall in children aged 5 years whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have a thickness of about 19 microns and 15 percent more rigid compared with mothers who did not smoke.
If both parents smoked while the baby is in utero, carotid artery children almost have a thickness of 28 microns and 21 percent more rigid than the infants whose parents did not smoke during pregnancy. Such changes may indicate damage to the blood vessels that can affect blood vessel function.
The study was conducted by Dutch researchers, which has involved more than 250 babies. When the baby is 4 weeks old, dimensions and lung function measured. At the same time, their parents completed questionnaires on factors such as smoking during pregnancy.
When the babies are 5 weeks old, the researchers used ultrasound to measure carotid artery thickness and flexibility. Carotid arteries are large blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain.
Carotid artery wall in children aged 5 years whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have a thickness of about 19 microns and 15 percent more rigid compared with mothers who did not smoke.
If both parents smoked while the baby is in utero, carotid artery children almost have a thickness of 28 microns and 21 percent more rigid than the infants whose parents did not smoke during pregnancy. Such changes may indicate damage to the blood vessels that can affect blood vessel function.
Fructose Increases Cardiovascular and Diabetes Risk in Children
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University have published evidence that cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood fractions of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat. Publishingin the Journal of Nutrition, scientists determined that high dietary fructose consumption results in lower levels of cardiovascular protectors such as HDL cholesterol and adiponectin, due in part to how the body metabolizes the fruit-based mega-sweetener at the cellular level.
Excess body fat accumulated around the mid-section, a rapidly growing problem in adolescents, compounds the problem when compared to those with less visceral fat deposits. A wealth of scientifically validated research studies now highlight the importance of eliminating fructose in all its forms from the diet of both adults and children alike to dramatically reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Fructose Metabolism Increases Risk from Metabolic and Fatty Liver Disease
The study detailed an analysis of 559 adolescents, aged 14 to 18 and detailed cardiovascular risk factors including high blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin resistance and blood inflammatory factors. Excess fat around the midsection was found to exacerbate the identified risk factors, as compared to those with generalized fat right beneath the skin known as subcutaneous fat, where an association was not evident.
Consumption of fructoseis higher in children and adolescents, placing them at increased risk for heart disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes. Fructose or simple fruit sugar is naturally found in fruits and vegetables where it is closely bound with fiber and is slowly released into the blood stream. Many processed food and drink manufacturers use liberal quantities of pure high fructose corn syrup extract that is metabolized through a different pathway as compared to glucose or table sugar.
Fructose is Metabolized in the Liver Where it Causes Metabolic Dysfunction in Excess
One of the study authors, Dr. Norman Pollock noted “Fructose itself is metabolized differently than other sugars and has some byproducts that are believed to be bad for us… theres something in the syrup processing that plays a role in the bad byproducts of metabolism.” The Corn Refiners Association, through a never ending barrage of advertisements, wants you to believe that there is no difference between high fructose corn syrup and regular sugar. Medical research has documented that fructose is processed primarily in the liver where it wreaks havoc, leading to fatty liver disease and even cirrhosis after excessive and repeated exposure.
Parents and caregivers to children will want to dramatically curb or eliminate fructose in the diet by removing processed foods and sugary beverages. Limit fruit consumption and natural fruit juices that can lead to excess consumption of the fruit sugar. It is especially important to read nutritional labels as fructose and high fructose corn syrup appear in many unsuspecting food sources. Nutrition experts recommend limiting natural fructose consumption to no more than 25 grams per day at an early age to minimize the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in later life.
Statins For Children
Thursday, March 6, 2014
If the child has diabetes, is 8 years of age or older, with an LDL ≥ 130 mg/dl, yes, statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs should be considered.Those are the recommendations of the nutrition committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The new guidelines were made public last week in the Academys journal Pediatrics:
Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood, July, 2008
The guidelines advise screening children, via a fasting lipid profile, "after 2 years of age but no later than 10 years of age" if they present with the following risk factors:
- Positive family history of dyslipidemia or CVD
- Patients for whom family history is not known
- Overweight or obesity
- Hypertension
- Cigarette smoking
- Diabetes mellitus
"Targets as low as 130 mg/dL or even 110 mg/dL may be warranted when there is a strong family history of CVD, especially with other risk factors including obesity, diabetes mellitus, the metabolic syndrome, and other higher-risk situations."The prospect of an indefinite period of pharmacological intervention, beginning in childhood, may make lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise* that much more inviting.
* The guidelines recommend adherence to the USDAs Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which list recommended servings for grains, fruits, vegetables, and milk/dairy, as well as fat and calorie limits, according to age and gender. The USDA Guidelines also recommend that "children and adolescents engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on most, perably all, days of the week."
If you click on the little astronaut up there, it will take you to an interactive computer game the USDA designed for children as an introduction to the food pyramid. They can "reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity."
Low vitamin D levels raise anemia risk in children
Friday, February 28, 2014
Low levels of the "sunshine" vitamin D appear to increase a childs risk of anemia, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Childrens Center. The study, published online Oct. 10 in the Journal of Pediatrics, is believed to be the first one to extensively explore the link between the two conditions in children.
The researchers caution that their results are not proof of cause and effect, but rather evidence of a complex interplay between low vitamin D levels and hemoglobin, the oxygen-binding protein in red blood cells. The investigators say several mechanisms could account for the link between vitamin D and anemia, including vitamin Ds effects on red blood cell production in the bone marrow, as well as its ability to regulate immune inflammation, a known catalyst of anemia.
To capture the interaction between the two conditions, researchers studied blood samples from more than 10,400 children, tracking levels of vitamin D and hemoglobin. Vitamin D levels were consistently lower in children with low hemoglobin levels compared with their non-anemic counterparts, the researchers found. The sharpest spike in anemia risk occurred with mild vitamin D deficiency, defined as vitamin D levels below 30 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). Children with levels below 30 ng/ml had nearly twice the anemia risk of those with normal vitamin D levels. Severe vitamin D deficiency is defined as vitamin D levels at or below 20 ng/ml. Both mild and severe deficiency requires treatment with supplements.
When investigators looked at anemia and vitamin D by race, an interesting difference emerged. Black children had higher rates of anemia compared with white children (14 percent vs. 2 percent) and considerably lower vitamin D levels overall, but their anemia risk didnt rise until their vitamin D levels dropped far lower than those of white children. The racial difference in vitamin D levels and anemia suggests that current therapeutic targets for preventing or treating these conditions may warrant a further look, the researchers say.
"The clear racial variance we saw in our study should serve as a reminder that what we may consider a pathologically low level in some may be perfectly adequate in others, which raises some interesting questions about our current one-size-fits-all approach to treatment and supplementation," says lead investigator Meredith Atkinson, M.D., M.H.S., a pediatric kidney specialist at the Johns Hopkins Childrens Center.
Untreated, chronic anemia and vitamin D deficiency can have wide-ranging health consequences, including organ damage, skeletal deformities and frequent fractures, and lead to premature osteoporosis in later life.
Long known for its role in bone development, vitamin D has recently been implicated in a wide range of disorders. Emerging evidence suggests that low vitamin D levels may play a role in the development of certain cancers and heart disease and lead to suppressed immunity, the researchers note.
Anemia, which occurs when the body doesnt have enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells, is believed to affect one in five children at some point in their lives, experts say. Several large-scale studies have found severe vitamin D deficiency in about a tenth of U.S. children, while nearly 70 percent have suboptimal levels.
Identify Asthma Attack in Children
Monday, February 10, 2014
Identify Asthma Attack in Children
Asthma is a chronic disease / chronic that has yet to be cured completely, with respect to that cause allergic reactions.
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However, with proper treatment, asthma attack can be controlled so that it does not interfere with daily activities, and even expected to occur rarely or not at all asthma attacks.
Symptom
- Frequent coughing, especially at night, on the move / play
- Long cough / chronic
- Rapid breathing
- Full or chest tightness
- Wheezing (wheezing) which is the breath that sounds like a whistle sound.
- Heaving chest when breathing excessively, indicating difficulty breathing.
- Shortness of breath
- Sometimes there are complaints of chest pain
- Difficulty sleeping at night because of shortness of breath
- Physical activity / play / exercise is limited due to shortness of breath
- Shortness of breath and fatigue due to lack of sleep at night
Causes and Risk Factors
- Genetics / heredity
- Respiratory infections as infants / toddlers
- Exposure to environmental factors such as cigarette smoke, air pollution
- Allergic to dust, pets, pollen, fungi.
- Physical activity can trigger asthma
- Climate change, especially in the cold
Some factors that increase the likelihood of asthma:
- Exposure to cigarette smoke
- Previous allergic reactions, including skin allergies, food allergies, nasal allergies.
- Who has a family history of asthma, nasal allergies, urticaria, eczema (skin allergy)
- Living in cities with high air pollution
- Obesity / overweight
- Low birth weight (<2.5 kg)
- Infection of the lungs (pneumonia), sinus
- Gastroesophageal lux disease (GERD)
Diagnosis
The diagnosis of asthma is made with: history and description of symptoms of asthma attack, physical examination, pulmonary function tests (spirometry or peak flow metri), other tests to rule out other diagnoses. Allergic skin tests can be performed to determine the cause of the allergy, which sometimes also be a cause of asthma.
Cooking for Small Children 15 Hows Whens and … Honey Please Put That Cleaver Down
Yesterday, I asked parents* how they managed to cook with small children around the house. See, I babysat my two young (adorable, crystal-eyed) cousins last week, and couldn’t figure out where you might fit any slicing, sautéing, or saucing into the schedule. How did they not starve? How did their mom maintain her sanity? Is it okay to sit them in front of Snow White while you chop a cucumber?
Sweet readers, you came through like gangbusters.
As of this morning, we had 41 voluminous, information-packed comments from a plethora of parenting experts (a.k.a. parents). I included as many as I could in this post, editing only for length. The funny thing is, I’d give this advice to anyone, old or young, childless or childful, who is attempting to eat more wholesomely and frugally.
So, here they are: 15 strategies for feeding your small children without resorting to GoGurt or checking yourself into an asylum. As always, the comment section is open if you’d like to add anything.
1) Follow the Annie Jones Rule.
Many readers agreed with our first commenter, Annie Jones, whose advice could be summed up in a single sentence: “Basically, you just do it.”
2) Don’t worry about entertaining.
Babysitting and parenting are very different, in that moms and dads don’t have to supervise their children every second.
3) Keep ‘em where you can see ‘em.
Of course, if your children are younger and/or prone to hitting their heads on pointy things (*cough cough*), it helps to have them in your view.
4) Immobilize them.
By this, I mean “put them in a high chair,” not “shoot them with tranquilizer darts."
5) Cook when you can – especially naptime.
Ahh … those blessed two hours when children are totally unconscious. You can breathe, go to the bathroom, and maybe even chop a vegetable.
6) Get the timing down.
Every family lives by its own schedule, but setting a routine when a spouse is around and the kids are sedate (Note: not sedated) will help everyone in the long run.
7) Get the kids involved.
It ain’t no urban legend: When children pitch in with their own food prep, they’ll be more invested in their eating. Plus, it’s a good babysitting trick.
8) Enlist your spouse or a helper.
Four hands are better than two. Unless they’re all coming out of the same person. Then it gets kind of weird.
9) K.I.S.S.
If brevity is the soul of wit, than easy meals are the souls of parental sanity. Keeping things simple and quick will make everyone a little grinnier.
10) Don’t cook separate meals for them.
As a non-parent, this one surprised me the most, but in a good way. Bring on the osso bucco, junior.
11) Embrace the slow cooker.
All the flavor of braising with only a fraction of the mess. Plus, you can walk away from it for eight hours.
12) Explore big batch and weekend cooking.
Have a few hours to yourself? Start making some kid meals. It’s like meditation, but with meatballs.
13) Menu plan.
It works for everybody, whether you’re a single Brooklyn blogger or a ma of eight.
14) If all else fails, turn to Nickelodeon.
This does not make you a bad person. If anything, it makes you a really good person who wants to feed your kids right.
15) Don’t panic. It gets easier. I think. Maybe not.
I’ll let the commenters take it from here.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
Again: Best. Readers. Ever.
*Uh, actually, when I initially wrote the question, I addressed it to “moms” instead of “parents.” I try to keep it gender neutral here, because men and women should be equally invested in child raising and home affairs. That was just a huge oversight, and I apologize.
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Sweet readers, you came through like gangbusters.
As of this morning, we had 41 voluminous, information-packed comments from a plethora of parenting experts (a.k.a. parents). I included as many as I could in this post, editing only for length. The funny thing is, I’d give this advice to anyone, old or young, childless or childful, who is attempting to eat more wholesomely and frugally.
So, here they are: 15 strategies for feeding your small children without resorting to GoGurt or checking yourself into an asylum. As always, the comment section is open if you’d like to add anything.
1) Follow the Annie Jones Rule.
Many readers agreed with our first commenter, Annie Jones, whose advice could be summed up in a single sentence: “Basically, you just do it.”
- Hillary: What Annie Jones said…
- Shris: Yeah, what Annie Jones said.
- Gabrielle: I agree with Annies comment. You just do it, and you make it a priority.
- TJ: I agree with the ‘just do it’. The first battle starts in your head, so don’t defeat yourself before starting!
- Heather: Ditto to Annie Jones.
- Kristen@TheFrugalGirl: I have 4 kids and I ditto Annie.
- Todd: The "just do it" answers speak to the reality of parenting. … There are nights where we eat cereal for dinner (which is also fun), but for the most part, you find ways to integrate your family into "life"; its no fun keeping them separate.
2) Don’t worry about entertaining.
Babysitting and parenting are very different, in that moms and dads don’t have to supervise their children every second.
- Amiyrah: I think when you are a babysitter compared to a parent, you think you just have to make it all work for the kid and move as fast as possible. When you are a parent, that aint the case.
- Kate Krebs: Its not your job as a parent to entertain your kids 24/7. Your job is to raise healthy, capable adults. That means providing good meals for your kids, and teaching them to entertain themselves quietly while you cook.
- Amy: When theyre in their own space, they can play unsupervised with a toy for a while from an astonishingly young age. Kids dont spontaneously combust when not directly observed, most of the time. :)
3) Keep ‘em where you can see ‘em.
Of course, if your children are younger and/or prone to hitting their heads on pointy things (*cough cough*), it helps to have them in your view.
- Rapha: I set up a play area in the kitchen - my daughter plays with her tool bench and the lazy susan is full of her cups/bowls as well as her kitchen toys.
- Lacey: We have a chalk board in the kitchen, which helps.
- Jennifer: The little baby usually sits in a bouncer in the kitchen (& at this point is usually sleeping). Also crayons at the table generally keep my older daughter occupied for a while.
4) Immobilize them.
By this, I mean “put them in a high chair,” not “shoot them with tranquilizer darts."
- Anonymous: The high chair - she can come in the kitchen, sit in her chair and "chop" ingredients, and be out of harms way.
- Hillary: My babies played on mats nearby when they were tiny and then in the kitchen "cooking," and now, sometimes my toddler watches or cooks with me on a chair strategically placed away from knives and the stove.
- Shris: As they get interested, you perch them on a stepstool/highchair in a safe spot so they can watch. Give them a little bite or pinch or taste of whatever youre adding to the dish to keep their interest.
5) Cook when you can – especially naptime.
Ahh … those blessed two hours when children are totally unconscious. You can breathe, go to the bathroom, and maybe even chop a vegetable.
- Kate E.: Nap time (or a quiet time when the child gets older) is essential for getting things done.
- Jen: Nap time is mostly dedicated to prepping dinner. Or making sauces to freeze, etc.
- Amybee: One thing that works for me is to cook after my kid is in bed for the evening. … Ill make the next nights supper, then all we have to do when we get home from work and school is pull it out and pop it in the microwave.
6) Get the timing down.
Every family lives by its own schedule, but setting a routine when a spouse is around and the kids are sedate (Note: not sedated) will help everyone in the long run.
- Erinlaughs: I think the most important thing is knowing what you can accomplish. We get home at 5:00 and need to be eating by 5:30 or so.
- Gabrielle: I aim for dinner on the table between 5:30 and 6, when my husband comes home. This insures that well be finished with dinner by 6:30, the kitchen will be cleaned by 7 (or earlier), and my child can be in bed between 7:30 and 8. But were flexible when we want to be.
- Hannah @CookingManager: Use a timer, not only to remind you when food is done, but for the next step. (and reset the timer if the food isnt done yet!)
7) Get the kids involved.
It ain’t no urban legend: When children pitch in with their own food prep, they’ll be more invested in their eating. Plus, it’s a good babysitting trick.
- Julie: Get them involved in safe but meaningful ways during meal prep. It is worth the extra time it WILL take to do it.
- Debbie: My 4yo does pretty well with a butter knife and a pile of mushrooms.
- Lindsey: The older one likes to hold the recipe card and pour out what I measure. I can also have him fetch ingredients from the pantry and lower shelves of the fridge.
- Todd: My 9-, 7-, and 5-year-olds all love to help in the kitchen. One will pour bread crumbs while another cracks an egg into the ground beef that the third is mixing with her hands (and they LOVE getting in there with their hands).
8) Enlist your spouse or a helper.
Four hands are better than two. Unless they’re all coming out of the same person. Then it gets kind of weird.
- Marcia: At 18 months...yeah, I wasnt doing much cooking. I waited until spouse got home to start it.
- Shris: If you have a housemate/partner/spouse/other, enlist them in kid-watching while you cook. … [Or] make *them* cook.
- Rachel: What works for me is serving the kids early - around 5:30 or so - and cooking our dinner after and eating later. That way my husband is home and he can hold the baby while I focus on the food.
9) K.I.S.S.
If brevity is the soul of wit, than easy meals are the souls of parental sanity. Keeping things simple and quick will make everyone a little grinnier.
- Milehimama: I have 8 children, age 1-12 … I dont prepare dishes that require constant, lengthy supervision. So Ill make rice - but not risotto. Its not difficult to find 5 minutes to measure water and grains and put it on for a boil, but standing at the stove for a long period of time just isnt going to happen.
- Debbie: Develop an arsenal of super-quick recipes. Bonus points if theyre pantry based.
- Jen: I do a lot with roasting vegetables, things I can start on the stove quickly and let simmer.
- Anonymous: Frozen spinach cubes (cooked spinach and cream cheese blended to puree) and sweet potato cubes, perfect for adding to sauces, in pizza or pasta, quesadillas, etc. for a little added boost of nutrition and no added cooking time/effort.
- Anonymous #2: Breakfasts are the hardest. Everyone is hungry RIGHT NOW and even cooking an egg takes too long. We keep it simple and marginally healthy - yogurt, cereal, toast, etc.
- Amy: Lunch is a sandwich and chips and fruit, or mac and cheese, or soup and grilled cheese.
- Katie Krebs: We keep alot of fruit on hand. It makes a good, healthy snack and doesnt require cooking.
- Lyn: I make a Kiddie Sampler Platter, which takes 5 minutes. Basically, little bits of things I know she will like on one plate and mostly finger food: rolled up slices of deli turkey or ham, pieces of fruit, a little bunch of grapes, applesauce, grape-size tomatoes, baby carrots, slices of bell pepper, avocado, cheese, a mini bagel with cream cheese, crackers, etc.
10) Don’t cook separate meals for them.
As a non-parent, this one surprised me the most, but in a good way. Bring on the osso bucco, junior.
- Gabrielle: I use to serve one dinner to my toddler and another dinner for my husband and I. I dont purchase fish sticks, chicken nuggets, and french fries because these become the fallbacks of many families with picky children.
- Ashley: Im a registered dietitian who works with families on limited incomes … Definitely only make one meal, not two separate meals for kids and adults. Offering kids "adult" foods over and over is helpful for dealing with picky eating behaviors.
- Rapha: If we were eating something like sweet potato curry, she would eat the sweet potato pureed. Now at age 3 she always eats what we eat - and shes an amazing eater as a result because she knows if she doesnt eat dinner she doesnt get anything else.
- Jen Blacker: I have a 19 month old … When we go out to dinner, if the place has crappy food to choose from on the kids menu, I just order off of the adult for him ... He eats what he can, then the rest is for leftovers.
11) Embrace the slow cooker.
All the flavor of braising with only a fraction of the mess. Plus, you can walk away from it for eight hours.
- Kathleen Bakka: I make my homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs in the evening after he goes to bed so that I can just turn the crock pot on in the morning for a fantastic homemade dinner meal.
- DRosa: Good easy slow cooker recipe - slice up some chicken strips, pour in a can of coconut milk and a little thai red curry, let cook all day, serve over rice with steamed spinich. Get a rice cooker with a timer and you are golden.
12) Explore big batch and weekend cooking.
Have a few hours to yourself? Start making some kid meals. It’s like meditation, but with meatballs.
- Anonymous: I do the time consuming meals on the weekends when Im not working. And I make enough so we can eat it one night during the week.
- Anonymous #2: Sunday afternoons are a nice quiet time for me to help do some prep work.
- Anonymous #3: I can slow cooker a pork shoulder with some salsa and we have several nights of burritos, nachos, tacos, etc.
- Anonymous #4: [We] plan to have leftovers revamped from our weekend cooking … We may roast a chicken on Sunday and then plan to have chicken quesidillas one night (super quick to throw together) and chicken soup another (stock made over the weekend after roasting).
- Heather: I would do an entire box of whole wheat pasta tossed with olive oil and store it in the fridge. I could scope out as much as I needed for a meal and add goodies like chopped veggies, cheese, etc.
- Myrnie: We make a batch of goodies every week- cookies, brownies, muffins, etc. for snacks and when theyre gone, theyre gone.
- Sarah May: I often use church potlucks or family gatherings as an excuse to prepare something new or special. This lets me satisfy my fancy-cooking urges without stressing about it every day!
13) Menu plan.
It works for everybody, whether you’re a single Brooklyn blogger or a ma of eight.
- Jen Blacker: I plan what my family eats on a menu and stick to it. It saves us money and I create the menu with the sales going on at the grocery store. Its not difficult at all to feed your kids the right way.
- Erinlaughs: Menu plan! I cant stress that enough. It saves me every night.
- Kristen@TheFrugalGirl: Menu planning seriously saves my sanity.
- RaeBerry: Menu planning is the only way to survive.
14) If all else fails, turn to Nickelodeon.
This does not make you a bad person. If anything, it makes you a really good person who wants to feed your kids right.
- Marcia: At age 3 ... I used Dora the Explorer. I admit it. 1/2 hour is all I needed to get things going.
- Shris: Turn on their favorite video or TV show or whatever, and let them zombie-fy for a half hour while you get the dinner done. This is, of course, the least favorite option, but it works really well.
- Craftevangelist: All these other moms are super heroes. My TV goes on to a kids station at 4:00 if I need to focus on making dinner. Often, Im still interrupted and the kids love to "help" (usually in an effort to get a snack of what were preparing).
15) Don’t panic. It gets easier. I think. Maybe not.
I’ll let the commenters take it from here.
- Kathleen Bakka: I remember feeling very overwhelmed when he was first born and my husband feeling slightly jilted when it came to meals- but you get used to it and you begin to streamline your prep and meals.
- Amy: Seriously - kids start off small and immobile and sleepy, and they very g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y get mobile and require higher levels of attention. Its not like theyre born needing help with their homework. You come to that over a period of time, and there are lots of stages in between.
- DRosa: It isnt like it gets better. Monday night tennis, Tuesday baseball, Wednesday tennis, Thursday baseball, Friday the inevitable sleepover. By the time we pull in from work, we often have 45 minutes to eat and be out the door. And we only have two.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
- Heather: The book Child of Mine, Feeding with Love and Goodsense changed my life. I am so glad I found it when my son was an infant.
- Lindsey: For little little ones, realbabyfood.info is a good resource.
- Gabrielle: I used a cookbook that a friend gave me, called Cooking for Baby, a Williams Sonoma publication. I also erred to Wholesomebabyfood.com for ideas and recipes (and a great chart with age appropriate foods).
- Also, look for Debbie’s cookbook, due next year from Harper Collins. Her blog, Words to Eat By, is one of my dang favorites.
Again: Best. Readers. Ever.
*Uh, actually, when I initially wrote the question, I addressed it to “moms” instead of “parents.” I try to keep it gender neutral here, because men and women should be equally invested in child raising and home affairs. That was just a huge oversight, and I apologize.
~~~
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Had alcoholic parents make children vulnerable depression
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Adult children who are older and have parents addicted to alcohol or drugs have a higher risk of depression than children whose parents do not have the habit of drinking alcohol or illegal drugs.
It was discovered after researchers observed 6,300 adults in Canada. They found that about 312 people into a deep depression last year. Approximately 877 participants who began the study admitted under 18 years old and still living with my parents. They also explained that their parents have the habit of drinking alcohol and using drugs. Drinking alcohol and illicit drugs are recognized to cause problems in the family.
After calculating other factors such as age, gender, and race, researchers at the University of Toronto found that adults who had childhood experiences with parents who have an addiction to alcohol and drugs likely affected by depression twice as high.
"Even after accounting for other factors such as parenting mistakes, parental occupation, and parental lifestyle that is unhealthy, researchers found that parents addicted to alcohol and drugs associated with a 69 percent chance of causing a child depression," said lead researcher Esme Fuller-Thomson, as reported by U.S. News.
Fuller-Thomson explains that the possibility that parental behavior affects the way children deal with depression and stress. Researchers suggested that children who live with parents with alcohol or drug addiction have more contact with other family members such as fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other.
It was discovered after researchers observed 6,300 adults in Canada. They found that about 312 people into a deep depression last year. Approximately 877 participants who began the study admitted under 18 years old and still living with my parents. They also explained that their parents have the habit of drinking alcohol and using drugs. Drinking alcohol and illicit drugs are recognized to cause problems in the family.
After calculating other factors such as age, gender, and race, researchers at the University of Toronto found that adults who had childhood experiences with parents who have an addiction to alcohol and drugs likely affected by depression twice as high.
"Even after accounting for other factors such as parenting mistakes, parental occupation, and parental lifestyle that is unhealthy, researchers found that parents addicted to alcohol and drugs associated with a 69 percent chance of causing a child depression," said lead researcher Esme Fuller-Thomson, as reported by U.S. News.
Fuller-Thomson explains that the possibility that parental behavior affects the way children deal with depression and stress. Researchers suggested that children who live with parents with alcohol or drug addiction have more contact with other family members such as fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other.
For children with autism the human voice is very annoying
Saturday, January 25, 2014
For children with autism the human voice is very annoying - A study conducted by scanning the brains of autistic children showed reason do not like verbal communication. These findings suggest that the human voice for children with autism can be very disturbing and unpleasant.
Scan of the brain showed that autistic children did not show the same sense of fun with kids their own age who do not have autism when listening to the human voice. On the network showed a weak association between the human voice to the part of the brain associated with pleasure.
"When speaking, we do not only with information, but also emotional and social cues," said lead researcher Daniel Brams from Stanford University, as reported by U.S. News.
These results were found after researchers did brain scans on 20 children with autism with 19 other children who do not have autism. They found that despite their IQ, ability to read and write normal, most children with autism are still difficulties reading social cues or emotional in direct conversation.
While this study suggests that this is related to brain function associated with sound reception with functions of the brain associated with pleasure. In children with autism, the relationship between the two brain regions are very weak, weaker than normal children. for that, children with autism often feel disturbed by the noise around it and have a hard time to communicate verbally.
Even so, scientists will conduct further research to see if there are other reasons that affect children with autism to have difficulty in communicating verbally. Researchers also not sure whether the results of this study can be used to develop therapies in children with autism.
Scan of the brain showed that autistic children did not show the same sense of fun with kids their own age who do not have autism when listening to the human voice. On the network showed a weak association between the human voice to the part of the brain associated with pleasure.
"When speaking, we do not only with information, but also emotional and social cues," said lead researcher Daniel Brams from Stanford University, as reported by U.S. News.
These results were found after researchers did brain scans on 20 children with autism with 19 other children who do not have autism. They found that despite their IQ, ability to read and write normal, most children with autism are still difficulties reading social cues or emotional in direct conversation.
While this study suggests that this is related to brain function associated with sound reception with functions of the brain associated with pleasure. In children with autism, the relationship between the two brain regions are very weak, weaker than normal children. for that, children with autism often feel disturbed by the noise around it and have a hard time to communicate verbally.
Even so, scientists will conduct further research to see if there are other reasons that affect children with autism to have difficulty in communicating verbally. Researchers also not sure whether the results of this study can be used to develop therapies in children with autism.
Limit Salt in Diet Children
Friday, January 24, 2014
Limit Salt in Diet Children - Prompts salt intake in adults can not be applied to children . Because the children have different feeding needs with an adult .
By Tanya Zuckerbrot , certified dietitian from the United States , if the child eats food with an equivalent amount of an adult , his body could be excess salt . This is because the salt needs fewer children than adults , so different advocacy needs .
Zuckerbrot also provide tips for reducing salt in the diets outlined in the following points .
1 . Cook food with little salt
Salty taste can whet your appetite . The more salt you eat the child , the more who want to devour the food .
Then reduce the 25 percent salt for cooking food can be a healthy choice . And a 25 percent reduction in salt is not drastically so that your child may not be aware of it. Zuckerbrot suggests more use of natural spices add flavor to dishes .
2 . Read food labels
Many foods do not taste salty , but it has a high sodium content . Such as bread , biscuits , soft drinks , and soy sauce . Even a tablespoon of ketchup contains 900 mg of sodium . Theore , check before buying , read food labels caully , and choose the most low-sodium .
3 . Reduce processed foods
Processed foods are a source of sodium is very high , then try to reduce the sodium from the diet of children. Instead, multiply the vegetables and fruits that are rich in fiber , vitamins , minerals , and antioxidants . Notice also how the presentation of fruits and vegetables . Be creative in creating the kinds of dishes that the little guy does not complain when I had to eat it .
4 . Note the salad dressing
Average salad dressing contains 500 mg of sodium per two tablespoons . Though most kids eat more than that amount . Theore , as much as possible avoid using instant salad dressing . Instead , replace it with low-fat yogurt every devour salad .
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Small children can get pregnant this medical reason!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Small children can get pregnant, this medical reason! - A shocking news came from a girl named Daphne who successfully gave birth to her first baby at the age of 8 years (now age 9 years) in the State of Jalisco, Mexico.
As quoted by The Sun (6/2), the father of her unborn child was aged 17 years. And now the boys were reportedly still escape. The cases recorded motive child sexual abuse and rape.
However, the big question is how could a child get pregnant at a young age. Following his medical explanations!
Pregnancy at a young age can only happen when a child is experiencing what is called precocious puberty - menstruation occurring at a very early stage.
This condition can be caused by head injuries, which can cause brain or pituitary gland starts releasing sexual hormones that appeared a few years earlier.
Once puberty starts, children will experience breast development, pubic hair growth, and menstruation. Another cause of this condition, including genetic problems, diseases that damage the brain, or even tumors that release hormones.
Early puberty is more common in girls than boys, and can affect children at the age of five years or more. Those who experience puberty early are more often associated with a number of medical problems associated with bone growth, as well as social issues.
However, certain treatments can stop the release of hormones and also restore the physical changes that have occurred - which allows children to have a more normal childhood.
As quoted by The Sun (6/2), the father of her unborn child was aged 17 years. And now the boys were reportedly still escape. The cases recorded motive child sexual abuse and rape.
However, the big question is how could a child get pregnant at a young age. Following his medical explanations!
Pregnancy at a young age can only happen when a child is experiencing what is called precocious puberty - menstruation occurring at a very early stage.
This condition can be caused by head injuries, which can cause brain or pituitary gland starts releasing sexual hormones that appeared a few years earlier.
Once puberty starts, children will experience breast development, pubic hair growth, and menstruation. Another cause of this condition, including genetic problems, diseases that damage the brain, or even tumors that release hormones.
Early puberty is more common in girls than boys, and can affect children at the age of five years or more. Those who experience puberty early are more often associated with a number of medical problems associated with bone growth, as well as social issues.
However, certain treatments can stop the release of hormones and also restore the physical changes that have occurred - which allows children to have a more normal childhood.
How to Get Your Children to Eat Their Greens
Saturday, December 21, 2013
How to Get Your Children to Eat Their Greens - As adults we know just how important it is that we get our greens and our fruit in our diet. We know that its here that we get the all-important minerals and nutrients that ensure we have strong bones, that ensure we have healthy teeth and nails, and that help us to avoid getting colds and other illnesses by keeping our immune system strong.
However the unfortunate fact is that kids dont know all this as well, and that they only really see vegetables and fruit as a frustrating obstacle to getting their pudding. This is the reason for the age old war between kids and parents that come every dinner time and makes meals a lot more dragged out and a lot less pleasant than they otherwise could be.
Here we will look at how to keep your kids happily eating their greens so that you can avoid a fight and keep them healthy and strong.
Dont Make a Big Deal of It
One mistake a lot of parents make is to make a big deal of their children eating their greens and to draw a lot of attention to them in the process. If you say to your children make sure you eat all your greens before they have even started eating, then this is only going to have the effect of making them not want to at all; no one ever wants to do something theyre told to do...
Likewise if they really dont want to eat something then theres no point in absolutely forcing them to or making them sit there for hours – its not worth it for one last carrot and all it will do is scar them and completely put off vegetables forever. Let them win some battles, as long as you win the war...
Mix Them In
At the same time you can easily trick your children into eating a lot of fruits and vegetables without them really being aware if you mix them into bigger meals. Stews for instance are ideal ways to sneak the veg into their diet, and this way even if they are crafty and decide to try and eat around the vegetables, they will still get a lot of goodness simply from the gravy and the sauce which will have absorbed some of the nutrients and goodness – lets see them wriggle out of that one!
Likewise you can also include fruit and vegetables in other ways that are less obvious – for instance you can put fruit onto your childrens morning cereal (bananas or strawberries for instance) and you can even include it in deserts – like meringue but with sliced fruits on top. This way they will actually look forward to their fruit.
Think Outside the Box
If your child absolutely loathes the sight of broccoli then theres no point in having an unpleasant stand off every night – dinner time should be an enjoyable time for the whole family. Instead then concede to the vegetables they dont like, and instead think about using some of the fruit they maybe dont know about next time. Maybe you could have some aubergine or some cauliflower, or some swede. There must be something they like... right?
Change the Presentation
Meanwhile you might also find that they simply dont like the vegetables the way youre doing them. If they wont eat cauliflower for instance, then they may eat cheesy cauliflower. Likewise if they dont like carrots, then try grated carrot with suede.
Blend
And in general grating things is a great way to get your children to eat them. So they wont eat the carrots in your bolognaise? Then try just grating the carrot on top of the spag and they wont even be able to see it. Likewise you can blend fruits up into a juice, or you can even give them soup or ice cream with the nutrition too finely chopped to see.
Dont Be Fooled
Dont be fooled last of all by foods and particularly puddings that claim to be one of your childrens five a day. Very rarely is this true, and even if it is it probably wont contain the same fiber content. Real fruit and veg is always preferable to things claiming to have the same benefits.
However the unfortunate fact is that kids dont know all this as well, and that they only really see vegetables and fruit as a frustrating obstacle to getting their pudding. This is the reason for the age old war between kids and parents that come every dinner time and makes meals a lot more dragged out and a lot less pleasant than they otherwise could be.
Here we will look at how to keep your kids happily eating their greens so that you can avoid a fight and keep them healthy and strong.
Dont Make a Big Deal of It
One mistake a lot of parents make is to make a big deal of their children eating their greens and to draw a lot of attention to them in the process. If you say to your children make sure you eat all your greens before they have even started eating, then this is only going to have the effect of making them not want to at all; no one ever wants to do something theyre told to do...
Likewise if they really dont want to eat something then theres no point in absolutely forcing them to or making them sit there for hours – its not worth it for one last carrot and all it will do is scar them and completely put off vegetables forever. Let them win some battles, as long as you win the war...
Mix Them In
At the same time you can easily trick your children into eating a lot of fruits and vegetables without them really being aware if you mix them into bigger meals. Stews for instance are ideal ways to sneak the veg into their diet, and this way even if they are crafty and decide to try and eat around the vegetables, they will still get a lot of goodness simply from the gravy and the sauce which will have absorbed some of the nutrients and goodness – lets see them wriggle out of that one!
Likewise you can also include fruit and vegetables in other ways that are less obvious – for instance you can put fruit onto your childrens morning cereal (bananas or strawberries for instance) and you can even include it in deserts – like meringue but with sliced fruits on top. This way they will actually look forward to their fruit.
Think Outside the Box
If your child absolutely loathes the sight of broccoli then theres no point in having an unpleasant stand off every night – dinner time should be an enjoyable time for the whole family. Instead then concede to the vegetables they dont like, and instead think about using some of the fruit they maybe dont know about next time. Maybe you could have some aubergine or some cauliflower, or some swede. There must be something they like... right?
Change the Presentation
Meanwhile you might also find that they simply dont like the vegetables the way youre doing them. If they wont eat cauliflower for instance, then they may eat cheesy cauliflower. Likewise if they dont like carrots, then try grated carrot with suede.
Blend
And in general grating things is a great way to get your children to eat them. So they wont eat the carrots in your bolognaise? Then try just grating the carrot on top of the spag and they wont even be able to see it. Likewise you can blend fruits up into a juice, or you can even give them soup or ice cream with the nutrition too finely chopped to see.
Dont Be Fooled
Dont be fooled last of all by foods and particularly puddings that claim to be one of your childrens five a day. Very rarely is this true, and even if it is it probably wont contain the same fiber content. Real fruit and veg is always preferable to things claiming to have the same benefits.
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