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Bad habits provoke asthma

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In a world of almost 10% of people suffer from asthma .The prevalence of the disease among the adult population is 5-7%, and 10% among children. Today, doctors are faced with the problem of late detection of the disease, diagnosis is delayed by an average of 3-5 years. Often people do not pay attention to the first symptoms of asthma, and learn about its presence when develop severe forms of the disease. "Asthma can occur at any age. But more often it is diagnosed in children. And boys disease recorded in 2 times more often than girls. However, by 20-30 years in the sex ratio in this disease aligned "- says allergist. Occurrence of asthma to such factors as genetic predisposition, exposure to different allergens, viral and bacterial infections, adverse environment, poor nutrition, bad habits. All this has a negative effect on the immune system and the body becomes helpless against various diseases, including asthma before. Physicians are advised to pay attention to th...

Physiological development of the child

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Parental love is affected not only the mental, but also on the physiological development of the child. Neuroscientists at UCLA have shown that brain size beloved and abandoned child is really different. In the experiment, the researchers compared the brain scans 3-year-olds, who were brought up in different environments (in the usual family or in a shelter). Analysis has shown that a child who suffers from a lack of parental love and attention, noticeable lack of the fundamental areas of the brain. It affects the cognitive development, the ability to adapt socially and compassionate feelings of others. The lack of parental love in the first two years of life has a fundamental impact on the further development of the child.

Are cell phones dangerous for kids?

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Let us first clarify that no cell phone is dangerous for anyone. Unless it has razor blades hidden in the earpiece and have CS gas emit from the speaker, you can rest assured that the mobile phone is not dangerous. Driving on the wrong side of the road is dangerous, or smoking cigarettes made of asbestos is dangerous, but using a mobile phone is not. The question is, are mobile phones harmful to kids? And, does a child owning one present any sort of danger? Yes they are A mobile phone emits microwaves. Microwaves are a form of radiation that may be harmful to people. In a microwave the radiation is kept within a small box that has dissipated before you open the door. With a mobile phone the microwaves are external and so may be beamed though the child's skull. But The dose of radiation is so low that it is not harmful. The human body is built to withstand large doses of radiation, otherwise every pilot and coal miner would be dead within days. You also need to consider th...

Getting Help for Adult ADHD

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You struggle with organizing your life. It seems hard to focus on information. You're constantly lost in your own world. Most adults don't realize that ADHD is more than just a disease for children, it also affects close to 5 percent of the adult population in the United States, many of which were undiagnosed cases when they were growing up. If you think you have ADHD, the good news is that you're not alone. There are medications to help you control this disorder, but many patients benefit more from getting help from others and learning tips and tricks to teach themselves how to better manage their condition. Before you consider medicines, you want to take a look at your resources. 1. Your Family Doctor Quite a few adults with ADHD discover that they may have the disorder at the same time one of their children is diagnosed. If you're working on controlling your child's ADHD with your doctor, you could feel comfortable enough to discuss with them the possibilit...

How to Help Children Eat Healthier

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Child obesity is becoming a more and more serious problem now, more than ever, and it is vital for you to teach your children proper eating habits. They need to be learned from the youngest of age. Once a kid does get used to eating healthy, these habits stick for a lifetime. And if they do it without a problem at home, they will surely do it not only at school too, but everywhere else as well. All problems, connected with children's bad eating habits are usually rooted in the household. When a parent rarely prepares homemade dishes, but rather buys takeaway meals from fast food franchises, this is when kids start developing these ill eating habits. It's a proven fact, that children are constantly exposed to all sorts of junk food, but it is their parents duty to keep their sons and daughters away from them and to help them lead a healthy diet. Here are a couple of useful tricks on how to do so. 1.Guide the choice of food, don't dictate it Have a big variety of healt...

What to Teach Your Kids When it Comes to Exercise

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With millions of obese people in the United States and this number growing each year, it is more important than ever to teach children how to exercise properly and make working out a consistent part of their daily lives. Teach Through Actions If it is important to you, it will be important to your kids. Children mimic their parents, so teaching through action is the best way to show your kids how to live. Regular exercise is not only healthy for you but for your child as they begin to learn how and why they should exercise. Involve your kids when you are working out and as you train them, explain why exercise is so important. This is one of the greatest gifts you can give your kids. Start Out Slow If you are heavy into weight lifting and working out, keep in mind that children are still growing and developing. There are certain exercises that kids should avoid at varying ages. The younger you start training your kids to workout, the more likely they are to always exercise. Be...

Parents Admit "Borrowing" Money from Children's Money Boxes

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Mums and dads have come clean about being sometimes so broke they have had to take cash from their children's money boxes. A survey from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks carried out last year found that more than half of parents whose youngsters are aged between five and 12 admitted taking money that wasn't theirs. A total of 13% confessed to using the funds because they had no other resources. Equally, a minority of 3% of mums and dads admitted that they never returned the money to their kids. However, of course money boxes for children remain excellent presents for teaching children to save and to start learning about the value of money. They also make saving fun! And children could need all the help they can get while the national pocket money budget is currently a weekly tally of £40m, around a quarter of mums and dads have cut down on how much they give their offspring, reports the Tesco Bank. The UK weekly average is £5.80, mostly given in return for help with chores,...

Kids Swallowing Laundry Packs

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The more convenient it is the more consumers gravitate to it, especially with busy lives we all live. And that convenience for consumers can lead to dangers when children are involved. That's why poison control officials have issued a warning to parents about the new brightly colored little packets that combine laundry detergent with other cleaning agents. It's a new convenience for consumers, and now new danger for kids. Nearly 250 people have called poison centers in a past couple of months after small children swallowed or bit into the packets, the Associated Press reports. And some of the kids have gotten very sick much sicker than kids usually get when they swallow a little detergent, says an alert from The American Association of Poison Control Centers. For example: -- A 15-month-old child developed "profuse vomiting" and had to be put on a ventilator at a hospital to keep breathing. -- A 17-month-old child developed nausea and vomiting and also inhale...

Effect of Childhood Vaccines, Immune System

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Certain vaccines may not work as well in children who have been exposed to high levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), a family of chemicals used to make everything from microwave popcorn bags and pizza boxes to carpets and nonstick cookware, new research suggests. In a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that the higher the level of PFCs in a child's blood, the fewer antibodies the child produced after receiving vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus. In addition, kids with higher PFC exposure were more likely than their peers to have antibody levels too low to provide protection against those infectious diseases. "The immune system is more sluggish when these kids are vaccinated," says lead author Philippe Grandjean, MD, an adjunct professor of environmental health at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston. "It doesn't respond as well…and produces less antibodies." The number of ant...

Keep Your Children Active

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Sometimes making sure your children are getting enough exercise is not always easy. While in school most children will attend a physical education class at least once a week. When your children are not in school for the summer it can be very easy for them to just sit in front of the television and watch cartoons all day long. It is very important to get your children involved in some kind of physical activity. There are many sports that children can participate in during the summer. Softball and little league football are two examples. Soccer has become very popular for both boys and girls to play. This can be especially fun if their friends are involved in the same thing. If you enroll them in something that is completely new to them this can be an exciting time too. There are many indoor activities that children can participate in. Enroll them in a dancing class like ballet or a gymnastics class. Karate or Judo classes are also great for children. What the activity is does not re...

Sexual Development in Children

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When they identified as male or female based on biological features to have differentiates. Sexuality added to the structure of this biological, sociological, psychological and philosophical dimensions, including a broader definition. Before birth until death feelings, thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and experiences with a developmental technique. Expected a definite period of life sexual feelings, beliefs and behaviors that choose age-appropriate sexual development. Our knowledge of sexual development and psychosexual development theory is based on knowledge related to the essential. Faced with plenty of positive and negative criticism of the period of this theory has been developed by Freud in 1915. Theory of psychosexual development to this day remains steady. The preliminary criticism of this theory resulted from the mixing of imported kid's sexuality and adult sexuality. In fact, kids of parents who need advice about their sexuality, the sexuality of kids and adults see the mix b...