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03/05/2018 / By Tracey Watson

The convenience of labeling your child ADHD or ASD: Incompetent parents excuse their failings AND rake in sympathy

There is absolutely no doubt that there has been a surge in kids who genuinely have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or who exhibit the symptoms commonly labeled as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There is a clear link between the increase in the number of vaccines that children are mandated to receive within a short […]

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 […]

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 […]

03/12/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Poisoned: Toxic head lice treatment linked to alterations in behavior

It’s every parent’s nightmare: Your son comes home one day and announces that somebody in the school has head lice. You wait anxiously to see if your child is going to be one of the victims, and a few days later find out that indeed he is, and now you will have to deal with […]

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 […]

02/15/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Dutch families are raising the world’s happiest kids, according to new study

All parents want their children to be happy, but some are far more successful in this endeavor than others. In fact, Americans as a whole seem to be doing a pretty poor job of ensuring their children’s happiness when compared to other countries. A report from UNICEF ranked the happiness of American children at just […]

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