The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. A new, deep report from the OECD, Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies, spells out the many domains of experience that, together, bolster our whole health as we grow from child to adult. The first… Read More »
What Is Important In a Childs Bedroom? What Is Important In a Childs Bedroom? When you are reading your child a bedtime story, what you see when you look up will be entirely different from what they see. It is crucial to remember this when you decide to change anything in their special space or… Read More »
It takes a lot of work to keep a healthy relationship with your spouse or partner. That can be even more of a challenge when you have a child with ADHD. “Anytime you have a child with a condition like ADHD that impacts his ability to socialize, to follow rules, to learn, and listen, it… Read More »
Reality star Amy Childs is making a comeback for Towie’s 10th anniversary series – and fans have been amazed by how little she’s changed over the years. Amy – who is mum to Polly, three, and Rich, two – found fame as the bubbly beautician on the ITVBe show, and went on to star in… Read More »
According to a study, a mother’s obesity during pregnancy can impact her child’s development years later on in life. Boys in middle childhood had lower IQs and lagging motor skills were observed in preschoolers whose mothers were seriously overweight during pregnancy. The researchers observed that the differences are much like the effect of exposure to… Read More »
We often talk about the importance of planning for pregnancy. In these discussions, we emphasize the importance of supplementation with folic acid as a means of decreasing risk for birth defects and improving neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. A recent study indicates that adequate levels of iron may also play an important role in fetal brain… Read More »