WHO Issues Screen Time Guidelines for Kids Age 4 and Younger

How much screen time is appropriate for babies younger than 1 year old? None, according to new guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO). Babies shouldn’t get any screen time before their first birthday, and parents should limit toddlers' and preschoolers’ time with television, tablets, smartphones, and other electronic gadgets to an hour a day,… Continue reading WHO Issues Screen Time Guidelines for Kids Age 4 and Younger

What Are The Effects On Children Of Single Parents?

Although numbers are rapidly increasing, the children of single parents still have a questionable role in society. Convention still rules as schools, religious establishments, the media and most government entities continue to define the ideal family as comprised of two happily married, heterosexual biological parents living with their children. Such conservative ideas can run afoul… Continue reading What Are The Effects On Children Of Single Parents?

10 Skin Care Remedies for Kids – Kids' Health Center – Everyday Health

Children can experience a variety of skin issues, from diaper rash and dry skin to sunburn, poison ivy, and bug bites. Fortunately, many of these problems can be treated with simple skin remedies — some you may already have in your home. Top Remedies for Skin Problems Learn which skin home remedies work best to… Continue reading 10 Skin Care Remedies for Kids – Kids' Health Center – Everyday Health

Serious Injuries in Children More Likely to Occur at Trampoline Parks, Not on Home Trampolines

If you often head to the nearest trampoline park when your kids start bouncing off the walls at home, a recent study might give you second thoughts. Kids who get their jump on at trampoline parks are more likely to suffer a serious injury and require hospital admission than those who use trampolines at home,… Continue reading Serious Injuries in Children More Likely to Occur at Trampoline Parks, Not on Home Trampolines

Helping Your First Overcome The Oldest-Child Syndrome

Being the oldest child in a family has its perks, and also its decided disadvantages. That child is the “lab rat”-of-the-pack, upon which the parents have to test all of their scientific, experimental or experiential theories. Baby will have a natural, vaginal birth! Cloth diapers! A perfect nursery! Hundreds of photos posted on the baby’s… Continue reading Helping Your First Overcome The Oldest-Child Syndrome

FDA Warns Parents and Healthcare Providers Against the Use of Baby Neck Floats

In a safety communication issued on June 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to put neck floats on babies for water therapy interventions, especially babies who have developmental delays or special needs, such as spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, Down syndrome, or cerebral… Continue reading FDA Warns Parents and Healthcare Providers Against the Use of Baby Neck Floats