Having neglected Blogging Parent for quite some time, I guess now is the time to start blogging here again.
The first one is about the effects of the parents’ eating habits directing affecting the child’s habits. The children’s food habits tended to echo the parents’. This has implications on how obesity prevention programs are run to maybe including the whole family in it. In addition, they found that it is much easier to change the dietary habits from a much younger age than when the child is older.
The second report also has to do with obesity though this time is when the mummy is pregnant. Mummies-to-be who are overweight has double the chances of having babies with abnormalities such as spina bifida. Other abnormalities include heart defects, cleft lips, and other neural tube defects. It must also be noted that obese mummies-to-be increases their own risks of other health problems. So, be very careful with your weight as it affects you and your baby.
The third report is about the linkage between family stress and a child becoming obese.Some stress factors could be a family accident or illness, death, divorce, unemployment or exposure to violence. It could even be worrying about the child’s health and development. So, if you are facing high stress, do seek support from family and friends to help reduce the stress levels. (via Inside Motherhood).
And finally, never leave your child in a parked car, particularly in summer. This is because temperatures within the car can reach fatal levels within eight minutes to the dangerous level of 40 degrees Celsius. Anyway, besides the heat, it is simply not safe to leave your child in the car as someone might just break in and drive the car away with your child in it. Has happened a couple of times across Australia, but thankfully none of the children were harmed. Why take that risk?!
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Sorry that I have been away from this blog for quite some time. Was a little busy with moving the whole family Down Under to Adelaide. We have finally settled in nicely and I guess it’s time to revive this blog.
So, to start of, here’s some quick links that I’ve accumulated over the past month:
- Why parents are unsure how to control their children
We are facing some of these same issues that is highlighted in this news article. But we will try our best to ensure that Matthew has a healthy and acive lifestyle as well as strong family relationships.
- Light drinking ‘no risk to baby’
Well, I still believe that once you are pregnant, there are just some things you’ll need to give up. And one of them is alcohol.
- Cut caffeine, pregnant women told
Well, I guess the researchers needed to add in other caffeinated drinks, such as Coca Cola, into their study. The study shows that the caffeine results in babies with low birth weight. And children born with low birth weights have a higher incidence of health problems such as heart disease and diabetes.
- Lungs ‘boosted’ by breastfeeding
Guess this gives even more impetus to promote breastfeeding.
- Stress hits even before pregnancy
So, even stress before pregnancy can be a big cause of preterm delivery. Guess for anyone who is trying to be pregnancy, it’s good to manage your stress levels way before you become pregnant.
A buzz was generated a couple of days ago in the US when a study was released to claim that having a fan in the baby’s room may reduce the risks of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, by up to 72%.
According the researchers, having a fan in the room helps improve air circulation and thus preventing the infant from rebreathing exhaled carbon dioxide, which can pool up in the space between the baby’s face and the mattress.
Though this might be interesting news, pediatricians still recommend that babies should be put to sleep on their backs as that is currently the most effective way to prevent SIDS.
(via Inside Motherhood)
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