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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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The A.A.P. is recommending early and intensive interventions. Can that happen without furthering stigma?
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Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.
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The guidelines are rooted in a premise that should have been rejected long ago: that weight loss is the best path to health and happiness.
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Aggressive treatment, including medication for kids as young as 12, and surgery for those as young as 13, is now recommended.
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But experts say that the old approach of “watchful waiting” often failed and that many children developed lifelong health issues.
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A new report predicts child obesity could reduce Australian life expectancy by more than four years. Here’s why you should be a little skeptical.
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Childhood obesity is becoming more common and beginning at younger ages, according to a recent study.
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Whether it’s a special treat or family traits, children’s risk of being overweight or obese is strongly linked to their grandparents.
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Childhood obesity can lead to various conditions, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Learn how to protect your child's health.
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Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of COVID progressing to severe disease, including in children. Vaccination is key to reducing this risk.
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Longterm obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol all lower cognitive performance in your 30s, 40s and 50s, according to the first study to follow cardiovascular risk factors from childhood though midlife.
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The Cooper Institute now offers a free online tool for youth fitness, The FitnessGram Playground, to improve kids’ physical fitness and mental well-being.
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“It’s unprecedented that we’re inside, we’re out of normal routines. So it stands to reason that levels of inactivity are only going to worsen," said the president of the American Council on Exercise.
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An extra hour of sleep can cut a pre-schooler's risk of becoming obese by 24 per cent.
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A study that used activity trackers to monitor babies found associations between infants’ movement and levels of fat.
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When residents in the Victorian town of Hamilton realised 35 per cent of its children were overweight or obese, the data was enough to shock them into action.
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The study looked at the eating habits and body weight of only children and found they had less healthy eating habits and beverage choices than families with multiple children.
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Misleading marketing and labeling may confuse parents about the health value of many juices, a new report finds.
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One in four Australians is overweight or obese by the time they reach adolescence, but it's difficult to predict who is at risk. These three questions can help.
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If any other condition affected as many children and contributed to as many long-term health problems as obesity does, we would have had an action plan long ago. But it's not too late to start.
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Teachers should not have to tackle obesity or toilet training, England's chief inspector of schools will say.
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Study findings lead nutritionists to encourage more vigilance from parents.
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There is an underlying assumption that children can be controlled if only their parents would take the trouble.
"Blame the Parents" is all too common anymore. As this article points out, Feeding children in a healthy manner can be very difficult, and just blaming the parents is shallow thinking. Sometimes the parents are at fault, but there also are many legitimate reasons for a parent to be unable to fight their children's obesity. -Lon
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In the face of global obesity, photographer Gregg Segal traveled around the world to photograph kids alongside the food they eat.
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Why are we so fearful of talking to kids about weight? Maria Lally discusses her approach.