Parenting

Living close to green spaces may boost kid's brain

Washington DC [USA], October 26 (ANI): Here's another reason for parents to buy a house surrounded by parks, sports fields, woods and natural meadows, as it may be beneficial for the development of their kids brain, suggests a recent study.

2017-10-26T08:14:28.108180+00:00 IST

Preggers drinking alcohol up risk of anxiety in newborns

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, please take a note! Even a small to moderate amount of drinking alcohol during pregnancy may produce significant amount of anxiety in newborns, especially males, lasting through adolescence and into adulthood.

2017-10-25T10:05:43.893879+00:00 IST

Botox may treat migraines in children, teens

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Here's some good news for parents! Treating your child or teenager with Botox jabs may be an effective and safe treatment to relieve their migraine headaches, suggests a recent study.

2017-10-24T07:18:09.055830+00:00 IST

Alcoholic fathers up risk of teen dating violence

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Dear parents, please-take-note! Having a parent, especially father, with an alcohol use disorder may increase the risk of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse (or violence) within a dating relationship among adolescents, warns a study.

2017-10-22T12:37:49.163320+00:00 IST

With better nutrition, baby can `reverse` ill-effects of maternal diet

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): While earlier reports suggest that a mother's diet during pregnancy may put her baby at risk of various diseases, a new study claims this effect can be reversed.

2017-10-20T06:58:10.620136+00:00 IST

Lack of sleep in pregnancy may contribute to gestational diabetes

Washington D.C [USA], October 17 (ANI): Pregnant women may develop gestational diabetes due to lack of sleep, a new study suggests.

2017-10-17T07:01:14.643195+00:00 IST

Pregnant women who witness childhood poverty, poor support may age prematurely

Washington D.C [USA], October 17 (ANI): Cellular ageing could increase risks for mom and baby, a new study suggested.

2017-10-17T06:01:35.811275+00:00 IST

Know how to get kids to eat healthy

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Getting kids to eat healthy is one of the most challenging aspects of raising them.

2017-10-16T08:30:23.996175+00:00 IST

Sleeping on back in late pregnancy ups risk of stillbirth

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 13 (ANI): Beware mommies-to-be! You may try to sleep on your left or right side as sleeping on back during late pregnancy may increase the risk of stillbirth, according to a new research.

2017-10-13T06:53:28.581106+00:00 IST

Fever during first trimester of pregnancy ups facial defects in babies

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 12 (ANI): Beware mommies-to-be! Fever in the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of heart defects and facial deformities, such as cleft lip or palate.

2017-10-12T10:31:00.929984+00:00 IST

Economic factors influence parenting style

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 11 (ANI): A team of U.S. researchers has suggested that parenting styles are shaped by economic factors that incentivise one strategy over others.

2017-10-11T05:51:30.769521+00:00 IST

Eating less meat during pregnancy ups risk of drinking, smoking in kids

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): Beware mommies-to-be as children whose mothers consume less or no red meat during pregnancy are at increased risk of alcohol, cannabis and cigarette during adolescence, finds a study.

2017-10-04T09:38:23.164675+00:00 IST

Virtual reality videos cuts pre-surgical anxiety in kids

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): Dear parents! Showing a virtual reality tour of the operating room to your kids prior to anaesthesia may help reduce the preoperative anxiety in children, who are about to undergo surgery.

2017-10-04T07:30:13.527575+00:00 IST

This text programme can help pregnant smokers 'kick the butt'

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 2 (ANI): Turns out, warding off the urge to light up a smoke in pregnancy can be as easy as receiving some text messages.

2017-10-02T07:20:04.625023+00:00 IST

Making Halloween 'less spooky' for diabetic kids

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 1 (ANI): Between trick-or-treating and partying, Halloween can one big sugar rush, but it turns out, children with diabetes can still enjoy it.

2017-10-01T03:33:51.008181+00:00 IST

Sniffing out dementia risk in oldies

Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 30 (ANI): If your parents or grandparents cannot identify at least four out of five common odours - peppermint, fish, orange, rose and leather - from everyday life, then they are more than twice as likely as to develop dementia within five years than those with a normal sense of smell.

2017-09-30T06:29:15.614456+00:00 IST

Placenta-eating: All the rage, but may be harmful

Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 30 (ANI): Beware new mothers! A study has recently warned that consuming your own placenta soon after child birth may be harmful.

2017-09-30T05:27:28.240221+00:00 IST

Exposure to this chemical can put your baby's hormones at risk

Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Attention mothers-to-be! Exposure of dioxin - a highly toxic compound - has been linked to an increase in certain levels of hormones in women and their breastfeeding children that puts them at higher risk of birth defects, cancer and neurodevelopment disorders.

2017-09-27T08:53:04.553876+00:00 IST

67% mothers shop for their kids as against 24% dads: Survey

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 27 (ANI): To decode the mystery behind the various shopping trends for children, TataCLiQ.com, Tata group's multi-brand phygital e-commerce platform, in collaboration with First Mom's Club, an online portal for Indian mothers, recently conducted a week-long survey.

2017-09-27T06:51:41.643831+00:00 IST

Teaching science concepts in early childhood may be beneficial

Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Teaching concepts of science to preschoolers, aged three to five, may be beneficial, as according to a recent study, early days of childhood is the time when kids begin to develop knowledge and skills for science.

2017-09-27T04:25:42.305457+00:00 IST

Preemies likelier to have sleep problems than full-term children

Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): A new study has recently revealed that healthy preterm children have more medical sleep problems like nocturnal movement, restlessness during the night and breathing problems than full-term children.

2017-09-24T11:30:23.368449+00:00 IST