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Parenting

Mobile Phones and Bratty Kids

by Isaak Kwok on May 25, 2008

in Child Health, Parenting

A controversial study that was reported in Britain’s Daily Mail has found that pregnant women who regularly use mobile phones are more likely to have children with behavioral problems.

The study claims that using the mobile phones two to three times a day was enough to rise the risk of the children having issues such as [...]

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Pregnancy Stress and Asthma

by Isaak Kwok on May 24, 2008

in Child Health, Parenting

Researchers have found that there is a link between pregnancy stress and the higher risk of the child developing asthma or other allergies.

Other studies have shown that the risk of asthma and other allergies is controlled by a mix of genetic and environmental (such as dust mites) factors. However, with this new study, the researchers [...]

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Bedtime Reading is Good for Your Child

by Isaak Kwok on May 15, 2008

in Education, Parenting

Matthew has been read to since he was born. And he enjoys been read to as well as doing his own reading. Although he might not know how to read the words yet, he can re-tell the stories in the books to us through the pictures. Sometimes, he’ll gather all his soft toys and tell [...]

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Better IQ for Breastfed Babies

by Isaak Kwok on May 7, 2008

in Child Health, Parenting

Researchers have found that breastfed children end up performing better at IQ tests by the age of six as compared to those that were fed with formula milk.

However, the point need to be tempered down a little as the researchers were not able to find whether the better score at IQ tests is a result [...]

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