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Long Term Study: Children's Healthy Diets Linked to Higher IQ

August 8, 2012

10 August 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children fed healthy diets in early age may have a slightly higher IQ, while those on heavier junk food diets may have a slightly reduced IQ, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. The study — led…...

August 8, 2012

10 August 2012, Article, Balance, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: While this article on balance disorders is not specifically pediatrics, it is a good one to read and file away in case one of your kiddos (or you!) ever needs help with BPPV. I have had a couple…...

August 8, 2012

Bilingualism, News, Newsletter, 10 August 2012

Image Credit: Doing Art Together [Source: Science Daily] Bilingual children outperform children who speak only one language in problem-solving skills and creative thinking, according to research led at the University of Strathclyde. A study of primary school pupils who spoke English or…...

August 7, 2012

310 August 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Huffington Post (Military Families Week] For tens of thousands of military families impacted by autism, Thursday, July 26, was a day when everything changed. That was the day Judge Reggie B. Walton, a United States District Judge in the U.S. District…...

August 6, 2012

10 August 2012, Activities for Daily Living, ADLs, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Here is an excellent blog post from Busy Kids = Happy Mom that we pinned last week, that has seen over 400 repins so far. Whether or not our kiddos with special needs can do these things at the ages suggested here,…...

August 6, 2012

10 August 2012, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter

[Source: New York Post] Tim Tebow was 7 years old when his mother Pam had him tested for learning disabilities. Tebow took a few tests to see how he processed information and what his IQ was. The results showed he was dyslexic.…...

August 6, 2012

News, Newsletter, 10 August 2012, Social Skills

[Source: Medical News Today] Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to adult well-being, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from Deakin University and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia, and his colleagues. In contrast, academic achievement…...

August 6, 2012

10 August 2012, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source NPR.org] Kenyan Alice Njeri knew by the fourth month that something was terribly wrong with her infant son, Mike. When the baby boy was in the hospital recovering from a case of pneumonia, the doctors told Njeri that he was paralyzed…...

August 3, 2012

3 August 2012, ADHD, Article, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Here is a very cool article for your enjoyment and also perhaps to share with your older kiddos with ADHD. Our kids with ADHD always think of their condition as a “problem.” Why not use this article as an illustration…...

August 2, 2012

3 August 2012, News, Newsletter, NICU

Image Credit: RSNA.org [Source: News-Medical.net] By Helen Albert, Senior MedWire Reporter Patterns of brain injury in babies with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) predict survival and disability in late infancy, show study findings. The researchers also found that children treated by inducing hypothermia shortly after birth are…...