A look at internet gaming, the status of it as a compulsive disorder, and its relationship with depression: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20170112/Frequent-online-social-interactions-may-mitigate-symptoms-of-game-addiction-in-teenagers.aspx
Read More »Routine and structure
January 12, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A post on the benefits of raising kids with a structured routine: http://theparentcue.org/why-kids-and-parents-need-routine/
Read More »New CDC guidelines for HPV vaccine
January 12, 2017 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
CDC guidelines now recommend that girls and boys, starting at age 11, receive two doses of the new and improved HPV vaccines, at least six months apart instead of the previously recommended series of three shots: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/hpv-vaccine-recommendations/
Read More »Kids, exercise and depression
January 12, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A new study out of Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim finds that Children who get more exercise may have fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who are less active: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/12/active-kids-less-likely-to-be-depressed-later-on.html
Read More »Giving kids a taste of alcohol
January 09, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study published in Psychological Medicine journal, published by the Cambridge University Press, showed that it may be fine for parents to let their children have a few sips of liquor if they want to ensure their offspring, when they grow into teenagers, do not drink as heavily as those who are introduced to alcohol by […]
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