Parents, Proactive and Protective, Continued
Although the corporate magnates exert pressure on us to eat worthless pseudo-food, parents do not have to surrender to that pressure.
Weight-Loss Drugs and Pregnancy
The semaglutide drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, intended to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively, are a risky bet for pregnant people.
Confusion Over How to Make Every Bite Count
We listen to experts on what type of fuel to put into our car. If only we would pay a similar amount of attention to what we put into our bodies.
Coronavirus Chronicles — COVID-19 and Kids, the Volume Increases
Many of the hospitalizations that are categorized as “with COVID” — like heart attacks, strokes, lung clots, etc. — are now seen as actually “for” COVID.
Coronavirus Chronicles — COVID-19 and Pregnant People
The CDC says there is no increased risk of miscarriage and recommends COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and women trying to conceive.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Birth in the Age of COVID-19
Any numbers the Centers for Disease Control can lay hands on, that agency will crunch, mash and hash to a fare-thee-well. As always, the fate of newborns is of particular interest. There is some indication that a prospective mother who tests positive for COVID-19 might be more likely than a non-pregnant woman to wind up […]
School and Home Work Together
In looking back over the past decade, and how schools need to both feed kids and prevent them from becoming obese, it’s clear that reform needs popular support.
Parenting Styles Examined
The effects of different parenting styles play out differently, depending on family income, and preschool children are most noticeably affected by poverty.
What Is Parenting Style?
The challenge is to recognize the multifactorial nature of the child obesity epidemic, and yet identify and rank the individual factors, like parenting style.
More Facets of Oxytocin
Some research indicates oxytocin could potentially not only treat obesity, but prevent it from happening. These developments are worth keeping an eye on.