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They Say: Part-time Working Mums Have Healthiest Kids
A new study has found that kids of part-time mums eat less junk food, watch less television and are less likely to be overweight or obese. Researchers from NSW's University of New England studied more than 4500 pre-schoolers, conducted face-to-face interviews with mothers and measured their child's height and weight at ages four to five, and aga...
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They Say: Toxins May Cause Autism
A theory previously painted as extreme is starting to take a foothold within the mainstream medical community–that exposure to toxins in the womb can increase the likelihood of autism. An upcoming article in a widely respected medical journal, Current Opinion in Pediatrics, argues that foetuses exposed to certain chemicals in the first tri...
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They Say – Kids Look To Parents To Teach Rules Of Play
There will come a time in your child’s life when their friends’ influence will rival your own, but a new study suggests that when looking for role models, young kids look to their parents. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology told 44 preschoolers they were going to learn a new game called “daxing.” They...
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They Say: Start Poor, Stay Poor
It's probably no great surprise to know that poorer children tend to be poorer adults. But it's the science of why this happens which is fascinating, and is a topic being examined by several researchers. Interestingly, it seems to be that the early years of life seem to make the most difference for future outcomes. It is thought that poverty may...
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Cure For Peanut Allergies?
Doctors in Cambridge, UK are about to embark on a three-year study that they believe could lead to a treatment for peanut allergies in kids. A new trial funded by the Department of Health’s Institute of Health Research will involve more than 100 seven to 17-year-olds. Kids will be given ever-increasing doses of peanut flour mixed into yoghu...
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Let Them Eat Marshmallows!
The folks who brought us NurtureShock have news that will warm the hearts of 4-year-olds everywhere: the marshmallow test is a lot of fluff. The test involves sitting a 4-year-old down in a room with a marshmallow and a simple set of instructions: if you can wait to eat the marshmallow until the researcher returns, you will be given a second mar...
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They Say: More Kids Have Chronic Conditions
Does it seem like kids are getting unhealthier? According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association today, they are. Researchers from MassGeneral Hospital for Children found that the prevalence of chronic health conditions like obesity, asthma and behaviour or learning problems rose from 12.8 percent in 1994 to 26.6 pe...
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They Say: Granny Daycare Makes Kids Fat
Grandparent daycare is supposed to be the next best thing to being able to stay home and care for your own kids 24/7. But a new study out of Britain claims letting your parents watch your kids could be bad for their health. Granny and Grampa might just be making your kids fat. Published in the International Journal of Obesity, the study exami...
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They Say: Stuttering Is A Genetic Disorder
If you know anyone who stutters, it’s likely that you’ve noticed that at least one of his relatives shares the disorder. Now there’s a scientific explanation for this intuitive sense that “stuttering runs in the family.” Researchers have identified three genes that were linked to stuttering in study participants from the U.S., England,...
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