A new American study has found that a significant majority of children aged between 2 to 5 do not get sufficient physical activity and are exposed to the TV for most of the day.
A new American study has found that a significant majority of children aged between 2 to 5 do not get sufficient physical activity and are exposed to the TV for most of the day.
Stewart Trost, an internationally recognized expert on childhood obesity issues from Oregon State University, came up with his findings after studying nearly 300 home-based childcare providers.
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New recommendations to increase training as well as number of childcare workers need to be welcomed.
New recommendations to increase training as well as number of childcare workers need to be welcomed.
Almost 78 percent providers said they daily gave tots over an hour of time for active play, while 41percent said kids lay inactive for k=long hours during the day.
It was also found that nearly 63percent forbade play or exercise for children as punishment.
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A new study says that children's relationships with their caregivers play a significant role in controlling their stress levels.
A new study says that children's relationships with their caregivers play a significant role in controlling their stress levels.
"All the research shows that restricting physical activity makes children more, not less, likely to misbehave. So it's not even an effective means of punishment."
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Popular Aussie Children�s Writer Brands Childcare a �form of Abuse�
Placing babies into childcare is a form of abuse, according to leading children's author Mem Fox. The author of the best-selling 'Possum Magic' said that she believed society would
Placing babies into childcare is a form of abuse, according to leading children's author Mem Fox. The author of the best-selling 'Possum Magic' said that she believed society would
The findings have appeared in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Pregnancy, Childbirth And Childcare, A Challenge To Contemporary Mothers
Warwick University study says as women move long distances away from close family for work, many of them tend to be 'ignorant and ill-equipped' to cope with pregnancy and childbirth.
Warwick University study says as women move long distances away from close family for work, many of them tend to be 'ignorant and ill-equipped' to cope with pregnancy and childbirth.
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