TV Not a Good Sleep Aid for Young Kids
Many parents think that watching TV helps their young children fall asleep, but new research finds the opposite is true.
READ MOREMany parents think that watching TV helps their young children fall asleep, but new research finds the opposite is true.
READ MOREIf you follow American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for limiting daily screen time, many games and apps can help with learning, particularly for kids with certain developmental problems.
READ MOREMONDAY, March 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to reading to toddlers, apparently there is no substitute for an old-fashioned book. That’s according to new research that found paper books foster better parent-child interactions than electronic books do. This held true even when comparing print books against very basic e-readers that don’t contain
READ MORETHURSDAY, March 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Video games provide unlimited entertainment, and interactive ones can even help you burn off calories. But you may not know that playing games — either in person or through shared online networks — can unite family members from many generations in meaningful ways. Researchers at Concordia University in
READ MOREWEDNESDAY, Feb. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Google Translate might be a valuable ally for doctors when they’re treating patients who don’t speak English, new research suggests. “Google Translate is more accurate than a lot of clinicians believe, and I think it’s definitely more useful than not providing anything at all,” said first author Dr.
READ MOREWEDNESDAY, Feb. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you’re in a frequent tug of war with your kids over turning off their gadgets, it could be the tactic you use when you try to persuade them to disengage. It turns out that giving 1- to 5-year-olds a time warning that screen viewing is about to
READ MORETUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The electronic babysitter is alive and thriving in the new digital age. A new study says it all: Children under the age of 2 spend twice the amount of time in front of a screen each day — almost three hours, to be exact — as they did
READ MOREThat shiny new Apple Watch you got this holiday could potentially alert you to heart trouble you didn’t know you had.
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