Healthy schools: Goodbye candy and greasy snacks
Goodbye candy bars and sports drinks. Hello baked chips and diet sodas....read more
View ArticleM. Obama, Big Bird call on kids to stay active
The two have filmed public service announcements encouraging kids to eat healthy and stay active.read more
View ArticleAttention deficit disorder often lasts past childhood, study says
Researchers find a majority of children with ADHD have continued symptoms, or symptoms of another psychiatric disorder, in adulthood. Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder frequently...
View ArticleOrganic baby food: It’s more expensive, but it may not be more nutritious.
Squeezable pouches of organic baby food are as omnipresent on some American playgrounds as runny noses, diaper bags and overpriced strollers. Organic baby food can cost up to twice as much as...
View Article97 percent of kids' meals at chain restaurants fail to meet nutritional...
The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, and often not a hint of vegetables or fruit, according to a study by the Center for Science in...
View ArticleNew Study by CDC Finds Number of Early Childhood Vaccines Not Linked to Autism
A large new government study should reassure parents who are afraid that kids are getting autism because they receive too many vaccines too early in life. The study, by researchers at the Center for...
View ArticleShould parents drug babies on long flights?
Parents taking infants on long flights are turning to medication to help their children sleep. But is the practice safe - or a dangerous abuse of parental power?
View ArticleDiagnosis: Human - the dangerous increase of medication as FIRST response to...
THE news that 11 percent of school-age children now receive a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — some 6.4 million — gave me a chill. My son David was one of those who received that...
View ArticleYou'd die for your kids, so why won't you cook for them?
The real reason parents who would die for their children are comfortable feeding them from boxes and drive-thrus isn't due to a lack of love or concern. It's because society has been so firmly and...
View ArticleCost of feeding a family of four: $146 to $289 a week
Latest statistics give a range of prices for feeding a family of four a healthy diet. The cost of feeding a family of four a healthy diet can run $146 to $289 a week, according to the latest numbers...
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