Child Weight

Make the kids use the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. These are great conveniences, but they make us very lazy. While the older you get, the more you prefer the elevator or escalator, but there is no reason why the children…
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Introduce your kids to more and more healthful ingredients, but do it gradually. Think of all that is natural, interesting, nutritious and helps create variety. Start adding flours like ragi, emmer wheat, quinoa, buckwheat and others,…
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Sleep needs to be one of your most important family values. A study published in the journal ‘Frontiers in Psychology’ suggests that this is because more parental sleep is related to more child sleep, which is connected with lowered chances…
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Busy lives and changing habits mean that fewer families now eat their evening meal at the dining table, preferring to tuck into their meal in front of a television or computer instead. A study of young children found that those who eat…
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Want your kids to be fit and healthy? Be active with your family! Walk, run, or bike together. Keep screen time to the minimum and involve children in the shopping and cooking of foods for them to be aware of healthy options. More than…
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If you’re watching your weight but find it hard to avoid treats such as chocolate, cake and pizzas when you’re feeling down, a strange new solution could help you resist temptation. Researchers at Bonaventure University in New York have…
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Children who consume too much sugar could be at greater risk of becoming obese, hyperactive, and cognitively impaired, as adults, says a study from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Says researcher Professor Selena…
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If your children are overweight and you are struggling to help them, here are some options to integrate weight management into your child’s life: Make goal-setting and meal planning a family activity. Have family exercise…
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When researchers from the East Finland University monitored over 4,000 children from the time their mothers were pregnant through to the age of 16, they found that those with a routine meal and snack pattern that included breakfast were…
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When time is tight, parents simply don't have the resources to cook separate meals for picky kids. But if their food habits are also making them lose weight, here are a few tips that can help please a picky eater. Don't make a big…
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