Childrens Health

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Is Sanitizing Santa Naughty Or Nice?

Beth Perry | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Mrs. Claus, Holidays, Lifestyle, Children, North Pole, Christmas, Santa Claus, Alaska, Children's Health, Family, Relationships, Living News

I don't want to sound ungrateful or out of touch here. As a grown-up I realize that Santas are regular people who need to protect their health in the midst of a very serious flu scare.

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Fabulous Fundraisers Use Fashion For a Good Cause

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.25.2009 | Style

Fashionphiles flocked to the first annual Frocktail Party on November 12th, eager to bid on a bevy of designer dresses up for auction in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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Is Your Baby Crawling On Carpet Made Of Coal Ash?

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Superfund Polluter Pays Act, H.R. 832, Superfund Sites, Coal-Fired Power Plant, Environmental Health, Mercury, Coal Ash, Birth Defects, Love Canal, Pcbs, Pollution, Children's Health, Superfund, Heavy Metals, Cercla, Green News

Corporations need to take economic and social responsibility for their business practices. Environmental pollution is a major health threat with enormous economic consequences.

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Childhood Abuse 'Speeds Up Body's Aging Process'

BBC News | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Abuse, Children, Health, Raising Children, Parenting, Emotional Abuse, Children's Health, Parenting Advice, Physical Abuse, Living News

Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's aging process, US research suggests....

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The Growing Backlash Against Over-Parenting

TIME | Nancy Gibbs Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Children's Health, Children, Parenting Advice, Living News

We were so obsessed with our kids' success that parenting turned into a form of product development. ...

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The Latest Trend In Modeling: Airbrushing Babies

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Models, Children, Body Image, Parenting, Babies, Baby Fat, Airbrushing, Children's Health, Magazines, Living News

Airbrushing our children's imperfections sends the message that our kids are not good enough as they are. And who wants to teach that to their children?

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Child Food Allergies Rise In U.S.

Yahoo! News | Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Eggs, Food Allergies, Pediatricians, Cdc, Children, Shrimp, Milk, Food, Children's Health, Peanuts, Allergies, Living News

Whatever the cause, it's clear that the number of children with food allergies has gone up 18 percent and the number seeking treatment for food allerg...

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Cell Phones: Damaging The Brains Of Children?

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Fcc, Brain, Children, Health, Brain Cancer, Telecommunications, Cellphones, Cancer, Children's Health, Living News

There are deeply troubling reports from nations where phones have been used longest that children may be especially vulnerable to the radio frequency waves emitted by cell phones.

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BPA Wrecks Sex, Fouls Food -- And Probably Worse

Elaine Shannon | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Sexual Dysfunction, Bisphenol A, Erectile Dysfunction, Fda, Fda-and-Bpa-Baby-Bottles, Children's Health, Green News

A slew of recent studies are proving that even low levels of BPA exposure can lead to health complications. Unfortunately, BPA is contained in a staggeringly high amount of everyday items.

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Health Care Reform And Mental Health Services

Lissa Coffey | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, Non-Profits, Mental Health, Chadd, Health Care, Children's Health, Living News

CHADD is a national, non-profit organization with local, volunteer chapters. Our chapter held monthly meetings, providing a forum for parents to network with each other and share experiences and resources.

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How Stressed Are Kids? More Than We Think

usatoday.com | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, American Psychological Association, Mental Health, Relationships, Children, Financial Crisis, Psychology, Anxiety, Children's Health, Stress Reduction, Living News

Worrying about school and about their family's finances are causing the most stress for kids, according to the American Psychological Association, whi...

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My October "Vacation"

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Toddlers, Motherhood, Parenting, Children's Health, Brooklyn, Sick Children, Living News

Loose bowl movements, smashed birthday cake and the Bubonic Plague -- just another month the life of the Princeling.

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Tea Leoni: How UNICEF Became A Halloween Treat

Posted 10.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Halloween, Children, Giving Back, Tea Leoni, Donating to Charity, Unicef, Giving, Children's Health, Trick or Treat, Impact News

I grew up under the impression that I was the best trick-or-treater in the whole wide world, because my grandmother invented it!...

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Let Kids Sleep Late On Weekends To Fight Fat

Yahoo! News | David Freeman, HealthDay Reporter | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Health, Fat, Weight Loss, Obesity, Sleep Deprivation, Children's Health, Childhood Obesity, Sleep, Overweight, Living News

Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study suggests. Researchers in Hong ...

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Scary Stuff: Children's Halloween Face Paints May Contain Lead

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

A new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report reveals that some children's face paints contain heavy metals such as lead, nickel and cobalt that can cause lifelong skin sensitization and contact dermatitis.

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6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D

Yahoo! News | Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Vitamin D Deficiency, Children, Health, Vitamin D, Nutrition, Disease, Cancer, Childhood Nutrition, Children's Health, Living News

While the optimal amount of vitamin D is still subject to debate, a new study finds one thing is sure: over 6 million American children are getting to...

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Children of Prisoners: Innocent and At Risk

Pat Nolan | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: At-Risk Youth, Children, Incarceration, Prison, Abandonment, Raising Children, Abandoned, Families, Children's Health, Family, Adoption, Politics News

Maintaining the child-parent relationship during a parent's incarceration improves a child's emotional development and their behavior, and will help keep him or her from following their parent to prison.

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Michelle Obama Hula-Hooping Our Way To Health

Los Angeles Times | Andrew Malcolm | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Fitness, Michelle Obama, Children's Health, Michelle Obama Hula Hoop, Exercise, Health, Living News

It's a given that too many Americans are obese. They don't exercise enough. The good news is their flabby thighs are hidden by their drooping stomachs...

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Childhood Hyperactivity Linked To Shortened Nighttime Sleep

Modern Medicine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Adhd, Childhood, Sleeping Well, Children's Health, Attention-Deficity-Hyperactivity-Disorder, Sleep, Living News

Children who are not able to sleep through the night are more likely to be hyperactive, with the risk especially high for boys with adverse family liv...

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Cloudy With a Chance of Allergies or Autism?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Technofood, Michael Pollan, Robyn O'Brien, Dange-Ometer, Adhd, Autism, Bill Gates, Economist, Patent, Gmo, Children's Health, Health Care, Monsanto, Allergies, Allergy Kids, Living News

There are 26,000 food poisoning cases per 100,000 Americans, every year (an eye-popping 26% of the population). Compare that to only 3,400 cases in the UK, or 1,200 in France.

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Growing Movement to Get Kids Outdoors Includes Where the Wild Things Are

Deanna Neil | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Teton Science School, Children, Earth Science Week, Be Out There!, Environment, Environmentalism, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, National Wildlife Federation, Where the Wild Things Are, Education Reform, Children's Health, No Child Left Inside, Living News

We want to get kids outside, but who should lead the way: teachers, parents or kids themselves? Deciding the best approach for reengaging kids with nature means knowing where the problem stems from.

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Artists Benefit New York AIDS Orphans Oct. 15th

Chris Norwood | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Aids-Orphans, Art Benefit, Children's Health, Conde Nast Building, Trees, April Gornik, Health People, Milton Glazer, Garry Trudeau, New York News

New York City has the most AIDS orphans of any city in the Western world -- but you'd hardly know. The city doesn't even count them, much less try to assist them.

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Where the Wild Things Really Are

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Personal Health, Children, Nature, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Green Living, Children's Health, Outdoor Exercise, Childhood Obesity, Living News

In addition to great fun, outdoor play gives children the physical activity their growing bodies need, as well as the interaction that will help them to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills.

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The Privatization of Our Children

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: California, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Rural America, Children, Non-Profits, Privatization, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Children's Health, Living News

The question must be floated: can we as a society be engaged in privatizing our children?

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Cycling or Walking to School Will Not Be Tolerated!

William Volk | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Bicycle, Bicycling, Obesity, Cycling, Fitness, School Health, Children's Health, Childhood Obesity, Living News

More than 12.5 million children are overweight in the U.S., up from 13 % in 1999. One would expect schools to be encouraging students to exercise more. One would be sadly mistaken.

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