Recently added articles from Pediatrics for Parents:
TV watching during infancy.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Does putting your baby in front of the television cause any problems with language or visual motor skills? A recent study from Harvard Medical School indicates it doesn't. Marie Evans Schmidt, PhD and her colleagues studied 872 babies enrolled Project Viva. At six months, one ...
Flat-footedness.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... If you've thought that your child's flat feet have impeded his ability to participate or succeed in sports, think again. Even though some parents have given their flexible flat-footed child arch supports to help his athletic performance, a recent study indicates that such measures may be ...
Parental alcohol screening.(Survey)
Mar 01, 2009 ... When children go to their doctors' offices, they're the ones who are supposed to be screened and checked for medical conditions, not their parents, right? Well, a recent study that was published in Pediatrics evaluated the incidence of alcohol use among parents who brought in their ...
Safety--is it just common sense?
Mar 01, 2009; ... Parents and caregivers of young children certainly have their hands full. During a typical day a parent or adult caregiver is likely to bathe, feed, and play with a child, drive him around town to do local errands, and put the child to sleep for a nap or tuck her in for the night. In ...
Fact or myth?(cottage cheese source of calcium)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Cottage cheese, like all dairy products, is an excellent source of calcium. Myth. It's only a modest source of calcium, supplying just 60-70 milligrams per half cup. In contrast, half a cup ...
Children's exposure to secondhand smoke.(Survey)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Despite knowledge that secondhand smoke (SHS) can adversely affect children's health, too many children still live with at least one person who smokes. Research has shown that exposure to SHS increases a child's risk of low birthweight, sudden infant death syndrome, recurrent ear ...
Father is a nurse.(Children in Hospitals)
Mar 01, 2009; ... I am forever reminding our nurses here on the pediatric floor that for families admitted to the hospital for any reason, it is very stressful. What we consider routine admissions for acute illnesses like gastroenteritis, asthma and pneumonia are not routine events for the families of our ...
Breastfeeding lessens child abuse.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The benefits of breastfeeding are well known. Here's another one--less child maltreatment. This finding is from an Australian study of 6,621 mother-child pairs that were followed for over 15 years. The researchers analyzed the risk of child maltreatment (neglect and physical and emotional ...
Allergies and c-section.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Sometimes a study that shows no relationship between two events is as useful as one where there is. Here's an example. Doctors are searching for a reason for the increase in the number of children with food allergies. One suggestion is the increased number of children delivered ...
Language learning in infancy.(Perspectives on Parenting)
Mar 01, 2009; ... It is impossible to over-emphasize the importance of language learning during the first months and years of life. As the primary method by which humans communicate, it serves as the foundation for everything, from education to socialization. And as the most effective means of capturing and ...
Fascinating fact.(difference between carob and chocolate)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Nutritionally, what's the difference between carob and chocolate? Carob is quite similar to chocolate nutritionally, except that it has considerably more sugar. Both come from a bean and both are mixed with fat and sugar ...
Getting your relationship ready for baby.
Mar 01, 2009; ... I use the word "secrets" to describe basic foundational traits that all new parents need to maintain mental, emotional and physical health. Better than that, these foundational traits translate into concrete, real-life coaching skills that you can practice now in your partnership. ...
Making the case for the HPV vaccine.(Pediatric Points)(Gardasil human papillomavirus vaccine)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Twenty years ago, if you had told me there would be a vaccine against cancer, I may not have believed you. But today, the new vaccine against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is just that. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. By two years after first having sex, ...
Urinary opioid peptides and autism.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... There are many unproven treatments for autism. A popular one is to eliminate casein and gluten from the child's diet. The idea behind this diet is that it reduces the amount of opioid peptides (a kind of amino acid) in the blood. Supporters of this treatment believe the urinary levels of ...
Child care and feeding practices.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Babies in child care settings are more likely to have unfavorable feeding practices and subsequent weight gain when compared to babies cared for by their parents. That's the result of a study of 8,150 nine-month-old infants. Fifty-five percent of the study infants had nonparental child ...
SIDS and fans.(sudden infant death syndrome)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Although there are many suggested risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the cause is not known. According to Kimberly Coleman-Phox, a public health researcher at Kaiser Permanente, "Previous studies have suggested that, in sleep environments with limited dispersion of ...
Kids & video game addiction.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Video game addiction is a very real and increasing problem for many families. The number of addicted players continues to rise as ever-improving technology has made gaming even more popular. Software sales jumped 28% last year to $9.5 billion; an average of nine games were sold ...
When to call the doctor.(Pediatric Insider)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Q How do I know when I need to call my child's doctor for an emergency? A Almost all true medical emergencies involve only a few categories. You should certainly call your child's doctor if your child has difficulty breathing, is in severe pain, has persistent vomiting, or ...
Bulking up.(Pediatric Insider)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Q What's the best way for a teenager to get more muscle and bulk up for football? A Step one is exercise. Muscles must move against "extra resistance" in order to grow. Good exercise for muscle growth must involve weight training, also called "resistance training." Adolescents ...
Whooping cough.(Pediatric Insider)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Q My child had a terrible cough, and he tested positive for whooping cough. How could he get this? He got all of his shots. A Pertussis, or "whooping cough," is making an unwelcome return in many communities. In my practice near Atlanta, we've had about four cases in the past ...