Jun 242011
 
Kids Of Divorced Parents Fare Poorly In Maths, Social Skills


A new study has revealed that kids of divorced parents tend to struggle academically and socially compared to those from intact families. Besides, these children are more inclined to develop feelings of loneliness, anxiety, sadness & low self-esteem. The University of Wisconsin-Madison study says that kids, whose parents had divorced, experienced setbacks in math scores [...] Read more…

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May 052011
 
Bottle Feeding Babies Linked To Obesity

Is it time to wean your baby off the bottle? Research says prolonged use is linked to obesity. Children who take to the baby bottle at around 2 years, had a 33% chance of turning obese at 5 ½ than kids who didn’t. What was surprising was that about 22% of the kids studied still drank [...] Read more…

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May 042011
 
Five Minutes Autism Screen Test in 1-year-olds

It takes just 5 minutes to detect autism in 1-year-olds according to U.S researchers. The developmental disorder starts in childhood and continues throughout adulthood, but is seldom identified till kids are older. The autism screen test asks parents several questions like ‘Does your child laugh or smile while looking at you?’ The survey asks twenty-four questions [...] Read more…

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