Kids

If some of your parenting skills are devoted to encouraging your kids to eat healthily, you may want to try leading by example, the findings of a new study suggest.Research published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that children tend to choose the same foods that their mothers and fathers do.Dr Lisa A. Sutherland and colleagues gave 120 children … [Read more...] about Kids ‘choose the same foods as mom and dad’

It is a classic dilemma of modern fatherhood - do you try to shield your child from watching TV and movies that contain adult themes such as sex and violence? Or do you give up on trying to protect them from these ubiquitous topics and hope for the best?In reality, the best approach may lie somewhere between these two extremes. New research from the RAND Corporation suggests … [Read more...] about Does sexy TV contribute to teen pregnancy?

An increasing number of American children are being prescribed medications to treat a variety of mental and physical conditions, according to new research.The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, reveal that prescriptions for drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, asthma, depression and high cholesterol all rose between 2002 and … [Read more...] about Study: More kids on medication

Fathers of children with disabilities may be interested to read that Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has outlined some of the plans she has for helping families with special-needs children.Speaking to an audience at a Pittsburgh hotel, Palin said that people should be able to use their own parenting skills to make choices about their children's education.Under … [Read more...] about Palin describes plan for special needs kids