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15 Mothers Reveal What Mom Burnout Really Looks Like

10.10.2019 Kids Health

In the 1970s, psychologist Herbert Freudenberger coined the word “burnout” to mean “a state of mental and physical exhaustion caused by one’s professional life.” According to Freudenberger, burnout isn’t a mental illness; rather, it’s a stress state characterized by symptoms such as fatigue, irritability and insomnia. And recent research suggests that parents can succumb to burnout. In fact, low to moderate correlations […]

What we don’t know about prenatal opioid exposure

28.08.2019 Kids Health

Pregnancy can be a time of anxious uncertainty, particularly if there are any risks of complications. The question always arises, from parents, grandparents, friends and others: “Will the baby be OK?” In cases where the baby has been exposed to opioids in the womb, the answer is unclear. As part of a National Institutes of Health initiative to study the […]

What the Trump home dialysis plan would really look like

22.08.2019 Health Problems

Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the “high, shrill” sound of her dialysis machine’s alarm. Something was wrong. It was 1 a.m. and Epp, 89, was alone at home in Marion Junction, Ala. No matter. Epp has been on home dialysis since 2012, and she knew what to do: Check the machine, then call the 24/7 help line […]

Here's What NOT to Do When Your Kid Throws a Tantrum

01.08.2019 Kids Health

Emotional intelligence is key to parenting. That’s because it refers to your capacity to be cognizant and in control of your emotions and how you allow those emotions to manifest in your expressions, as well as how empathetically you handle your interpersonal relationships. So when your child throws a temper tantrum, as all children do, emotional intelligence will help you […]

What happens to the children when parents fight?

25.07.2019 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—”Don’t fight in front of the kids.” Sounds like familiar advice that’s been passed down from generation to generation. But as it turns out, it’s not always the fighting, but rather the way you fight that can have a negative—or a positive—effect on your children. Researchers E. Mark Cummings and Patrick Davies have studied this topic for decades. They say […]

What do sick kids really want in hospital?

03.07.2019 Kids Health

Feeling safe and being able to get to sleep at night are the things that matter most to sick kids in hospital, according to world-first research from Edith Cowan University. Researchers at ECU’s School of Nursing developed the ‘Needs of Children Questionnaire’ (NCQ), the first of its kind to measure children’s self-reported psychosocial, physical and emotional needs in paediatric wards. […]

Understanding brain activity when you name what you see

25.06.2019 Health Problems

You see an object, you think of its name and then you say it. This apparently simple activity engages a set of brain regions that must interact with each other to produce the behavior quickly and accurately. A report published in eNeuro shows that a reliable sequence of neural interactions occurs in the human brain that corresponds to the visual […]

You'll Never Guess What This School Won't Allow Parents to Wear

26.04.2019 Kids Health

It seems like every week there’s a new dress code implemented at a school — but this time around, we’re learning about a school that’s put in place a new dress code targeting parents. The school is currently making headlines for its parent dress code after a mother named Joselyn Lewis — wearing a headscarf and a T-shirt dress — […]

The Worst Part of Infertility Isn't What You Think

25.04.2019 Kids Health

The other day, in the grocery store, looking at all of the food I had just put on the belt for the cashier to ring up, I smiled to myself. Fruit roll-ups, juice boxes and individually-sized bags of popcorn were things that I never thought I’d get the chance to buy. Because for a long time, it looked like I […]

Shawn Johnson: What to Say to a Woman Who Suffered a Miscarriage

10.04.2019 Kids Health

Shawn Johnson knows the conflicted emotions that come with miscarrying a baby. “It’s such a confusing thing,” the Olympian, 27, says in the new issue of Us Weekly. “It’s like, ‘Should I be sad? Is that normal? Did I do something?’” The gymnast and her husband, Andrew East, announced on Thursday, April 4, that they are expecting a baby after losing […]

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