Having neglected Blogging Parent for quite some time, I guess now is the time to start blogging here again.
The [first one](1) 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](2) 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](3). 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](4) 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](5)).
And finally, [never leave your child in a parked car](6), 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?!
[1]: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25008512-2682,00.html
[2]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7879498.stm
[3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spina_bifida
[4]: http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNewsMolt/idUKTRE50K56H20090121
[5]: http://www.insidemotherhood.com/2009/01/27/study-stressful-home-environment-can-make-children-obese/
[6]: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25016914-29277,00.html
