Category: Health & Well-being
Study from @RCPCHtweets explores health impacts of screen time for young people
There is not enough evidence to confirm that screen time is in itself harmful to child health at any age, making it impossible to recommend age appropriate time limits.
10 year olds in the UK have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar
PHE launches new Change4Life campaign to help families cut back on sugar.
A mountain of evidence on air pollution’s harms to children
Associations identified between various fossil fuel combustion pollutants and multiple health effects in children in the context of assessing the benefits of air pollution and climate change policies.
Physical activity in the evening does not cause sleep problems
No excuses folks – Even after a tough day, exercising in the evening won’t affect your sleep. Go for a walk!
Childhood physical inactivity reaches crisis levels around the globe
Report compares 49 countries; says 75 percent of countries have failing physical activity grades
Emotional suppression has negative outcomes on children
New research shows it’s better to express negative emotions in a healthy way than to tamp them down
Family dinners improve teens’ eating habits no matter how well family functions
teenagers and young adults who sit down for family dinners
Happy childhood memories linked to better health later in life
Fond recollections of parents a key factor, study says
Children’s sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds
Screen-time has little impact on the quality of children’s sleep, according to new Oxford University.
Are children’s television programmes too cool for school?
New research to be presented at the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition looks at how school life is depicted on children’s TV shows and what influence it may have on how children perceive school