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Health in Context for Our Children: Family Dinner Never Matt...

I didn't spend much time in my formative years with my mother, so I learned a great deal of my life lessons through my Dad, Ted Turner: He always gave sage advice and led by example. His actions have profoundly impacted the world, and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Family health: New research on pregnancy, kids

Bullying Children Kids who make frequent trips to the nurse may not be sick – they may simply be bullied, says recent research from the University of Kansas. In the study, the children who were bullied made the most trips to the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Family Dentist Tips for Kids

Beginning with brushing, flossing and daily care and going all the way through to biannual visits to the family dentist, children should be taught all aspects of good dental health. Most children can recite the mantra that they need to br [...]

Posted On : Jul, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Family Eating Together Better For Children's Health And Body...

Children who regularly sit down with their families to eat tend to enjoy better health, have a considerably lower risk of becoming obese, and develop healthy eating habits, researchers from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign rev [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Vacation to improve your family's health

Families are busier than ever: commuting and shuttling kids back and forth to hockey games and dance lessons are just some of the things that gobble up our precious time. Vacations are not only well deserved, they're important in mai [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

3 Ingredients in Family Mealtimes

Scientists have reported that family mealtimes that contain three ingredients ABC:action, behavior control and communication when are in the right amounts can boost the quality of life in children. "Family mealtimes, when they& [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Talking with family at mealtime may mean better health for k...

Families who eat dinner at home together tend to have more nourishing meals, but there may be other health benefits as well. A study finds that having quality family interactions at mealtime was linked with better overall health for chil [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids & Money: A family-friendly start to health care reform

Unless you have a child with a chronic illness, you probably haven’t given much thought to finding affordable health insurance that covers youngsters with pre-existing medical conditions. For parents of the millions of children wit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids & Money: A larger safety net for family health care

Beyond the storm of controversy over health-care reform, here’s a talking point: Parents with young adult children should sleep a bit easier at night. That’s because the historic legislation provides a bigger family safe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids' health Start with a strong, active family

The American Heart Association Less than 60 percent of adults are physically active on a regular basis. And 25 percent aren't active at all. Inactive people have a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. S [...]