Documents tagged 'Children'

How To Build Self Esteem In Your Children

Author: Paul Hata Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

Self-esteem is one of the many important things that all parents want to provide for their children and yet many seem to feel that they do not know how and what to do in raising a self-confident child. Very often self-esteem seems to be such a fragile, distant thing that many know but yet do not...

Monitoring BMI In Children Today Could Lead To Better Health

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

In a new study published by the American Heart Association, it is suggested that infants who gain weight rapidly during their first week may be more likely to have weight problems later in life. This study has led to a recommendation to monitor Body Mass Index (BMI) readings in children in...

Weight Loss in Children

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

What is too young to begin a weight loss program with children? Is there actually such a thing? There are many different opinions on the topic of child obesity but one thing everyone can agree on is that it is becoming an epidemic in North America. Many reports show that obesity now...

Snack Food Industry - Our Childrens Secret Adversary

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

Is the snack food industry really our childrens secret adversary or are we just happy with the easy life. 9 times out of 10, what do we bribe our children with when they misbehave? What do we sometimes carry around with us to keep them quiet in public places? What do we promise them for...

Childrens Vitamins

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

Many parents are concerned that their children do not consume the proper foods they need to stay strong and healthy. The truth is children can be picky eaters. Some children will go through stages where they will refuse to eat anything other than a favorite food, while other children will...

What One Should Know About Allergies

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

Allergies affect approximately 60 million Americans, which means one in every five adults or children suffer from them, and are common in men as well as in women. Thirty-five million people have upper respiratory symptoms, which are allergic reactions to airborne pollen. Around 10 million...

A Parent's Must-Know Guide to Internet Safety

Author: Jamie Jefferson Subscribe to users feed

Published: 21/07/2008

Being a parent today is much different than it has been in generations past. Even though the Internet has been in homes for nearly 20 years, it has just been within the past 5 to 10 years that teenagers and children have had routine use of the Internet. If you are beginning to feel like your...

About Attention Deficit Disorder ( ADD ) & its Symptoms

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 21/07/2008

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a condition that is usually characterized by behavioral and learning disorders. ADD generally diagnosed in children, mostly affects the boys than the girls. ADD not only occurs in childhood but also continues till adulthood in some cases. Some of the...

Childhood Obesity

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 21/07/2008

Along with the increase of obesity in adult, childhood obesity is on the rise. Around 15.5 percent of adolescents in the United States, aged 12 to 19 are obese. Even more alarming, about 15.3 percent of children ages 6 to 11 are obese. These children are developing Type II Diabetes and...

The Solution to Healthy Weight Loss

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 21/07/2008

The overweight and obesity epidemic is a worldwide problem. There are no official statistics for spending on diet products, but estimates vary from $40 to $100 billion in the US alone, much of that on scams and fad diets that promise the impossible. Research shows that 95% of people...