Diabetes in children
Recent media reports have suggested that children's diabetes is sometimes not recognized until complications develop. Many children are being admitted to the hospital for emergency diabe ...
BMI Calculator for Children
Body Mass Index (BMI) can be used to indicate wether you are overweight, obese, underweight or normal. It is a number calculated from a child's weight and height, the formula is the same for adult ...
Children, Solitude and Spiritual Growth
I am not sure if I want children or not. (The decision may be made for me, as I have yet to find the right relationship within which to have children.) I used to think that I needed to have children t ...
To All the Women With Children
Even though I am calling this group "Postpartum," it's really about all women who have had children. It's about the amazing changes your bodies goes through...some temporary, and some permanent! Let's ...
Great children's book recommendations?
Have you bought any new children's books recently that you'd recommend for kids aged around 4 or 5 years old? I'll start us off by telling you about "The Pristine Pig." My daughter loves thi ...
Good News for Malawian Children
Children suffering from malnutrition in Malawi may benefit from a new enriched peanut-butter mixture. About 70 percent of children in Malawi suffer from malnutrition, and 13 percent die from it before ...
Teach Your Children (to Eat) Well
I saw a quote the other day from an actor that said something like, You never want your child to be the one at the birthday party with the bag of carrots.
This made me laugh out loud because I knew ...
Children's Illness Increases with Family-Related...
You might think stress is a major factor only in the lives of adults, but a new study from the University of Rochester, NY, asserts that stress and illness go hand in hand among young children. Accord ...
University Study Compares Organic and...
A 2007 study by the University of Washington compared the pesticide levels of children of eating organic food vs. a conventional diet. Researchers found that kids who ate a conventional diet had as m ...
Study Shows Impact of Parents' Habits on Children
A fascinating study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in September of 2005 draws some notable conclusions about the perception in preschoolers of their parents’ drinking ...
