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(HealthDay)—Young children of depressed mothers may develop fewer emotional problems if they spend time in some kind of day care, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-day-kids-depressed-moms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:02 EST news290887416 Child care is linked to fewer emotional problems and symptoms of social withdrawal among children exposed to maternal depression, according to a new study of nearly 2000 children conducted by researchers in Montreal, Canada, at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and University of Montreal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-group-based-child-linked-emotional-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:20:51 EST news290884819 (Medical Xpress)—Arizona parents tend to rely on a "patchwork" of child-care arrangements while many are looking for new options at any given time. In addition, many parents struggle to pay for child care – and many can't afford to pay for it at all, according to the Arizona Child Care Demand Study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-explores-parents-struggle-child-care-options.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:40:07 EST news285229724 Researchers from the University of Alberta are teaming up with child-care providers and day-home operators to ensure they have adequate training and support needed to offer inclusive spaces for children with disabilities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-inclusive-child-care-spaces.html Health Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:27:13 EST news283692260 Support is needed in child care centers to help meet existing water policies and new water requirements included in the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, according to a study published by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study, published in the March/April 2013 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, is the first to document availability and accessibility of water in compliance with state and federal policy and accreditation standards in child care centers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-stronger-healthy-beverage-child.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:01 EST news281809593 (AP)—The Labor Department says just 16 percent of eligible workers took time off last year under the Family and Medical Leave Act to recover from an illness, care for a new child or tend to a sick relative. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-family-medical-law.html Health Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:26:01 EST news279311150 Spending many hours in centre-based child care does not lead to more aggression and disobedience in children, according to a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-centre-based-child-hours-aggression-disobedience.html Pediatrics Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:39:28 EST news278671160 A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in behavioral problems, according to researchers from the United States and Norway. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-links-day-behavioral-issues.html Pediatrics Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:26:43 EST news277658797 Young children who attend daycare on a regular basis are 50% more likely to be overweight compared to those who stayed at home with their parents, according to a study by researchers at the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Centre. "We found that children whose primary care arrangement between 1.5 and 4 years was in daycare-center or with an extended family member were around 50% more likely to be overweight or obese between the ages of 4-10 years compared to those cared for at home by their parents," said Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy, who led the study. "This difference cannot be explained by known risk factors such as socioeconomic status of the parents, breastfeeding, body mass index of the mother, or employment status of the mother." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-daycare-benefits-children-mysterious-link.html Overweight and Obesity Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:09:28 EST news272459350 The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys revealed that over 21% of children 2 to 5 years old were considered overweight or obese. Child care settings can serve as a platform to teach children about nutrition in our fight against childhood obesity, as nearly 50% of children in the United States under age 5 are enrolled in child care. In a new study released in the November/December 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, training child care providers about their role in children's healthful eating is an essential component of child care-based obesity prevention initiatives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-highlights-child-solution-childhood-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:47:02 EST news271612012 Crime, gang activity and other problems of disordered neighborhoods decrease nonresident fathers' involvement with their children, but it doesn't have the effect on fathers who live with their children in two-parent households, a recent study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-factors-deter-nonresident-fathers-child.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:10:01 EST news270459697 Many child care providers have rules that exclude sick children from care, spurring anxious moments for millions of working parents. In a new University of Michigan poll, one-third of parents of young children report they are concerned about losing jobs or pay when they stay home to care for sick children who can't attend child care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-one-third-parents-jobs-home-sick.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:09:17 EST news270122940 (Medical Xpress)—Child care center regulations in most states don't uphold the health standards set by the nation's leading pediatricians' group, missing opportunities to prevent tooth decay and obesity among millions of the nation's young children, suggests a recent study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-state-child-children-health-reveals.html Pediatrics Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:34:02 EST news267179577 The federally funded child care subsidy program is among the government's biggest investments in the early care and education of low-income children. A new study has found that subsidies have the potential to enhance the quality of child care low-income children receive, but parents who use the subsidies aren't necessarily accessing the highest quality of care available to them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-child-subsidies-boost-quality.html Pediatrics Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:03 EST news258816236 High-quality early child care isn't important just for children, but for their mothers, too. That's the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin; the study appears in the journal Child Development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-high-quality-child-good-children-.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:40 EST news247894164 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Urban Economics by ASU's Chris Herbst, along with Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University, focuses on analyzing the impact of subsidized child care on disadvantaged children's weight outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-link-child-subsidies-childhood-obesity.html Health Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:40:38 EST news243063596 A Kansas State University research group is jumping ahead to improve nutrition and physical activity among young children and prevent childhood obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-aims-obesity-parents-young-children.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:46:06 EST news240669952 What type of childcare arrangements do parents choose before their children are 18 months old? Does the choice of childcare affect children's language skills and mental health at the age of five? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-early-non-parental-childcare-children.html Health Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:28:30 EST news236338092 (AP) -- Preschoolers, even babies, need daily exercise, the British government says in its first-ever exercise advice for its youngest citizens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-obesity-babies.html Health Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:41:34 EST news229614075 Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and young children in preschool and child care to spend more time in physically active play, and requiring child care providers to promote healthy sleeping practices are some of the actions needed to curb high rates of obesity among America's youngest children, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-policies-healthy-curb-obesity-infants.html Health Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:51:56 EST news228059501