Under new federal school lunch regulations championed by Michelle Obama, school cafeterias across the country must now offer more whole grains, vegetables, and fruits, and less fat and sodium. But the new guidelines also ...
May 22, 2015
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(HealthDay)—School-age children with autism may be faring better than commonly thought, with most "doing well" in at least some aspects of development, a new study suggests.
Apr 5, 2021
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Long, restful and—most importantly—regular sleep is key to helping kindergarteners adjust to school, and a new study urges parents to start forming good sleep habits a full year ahead of time.
Jul 11, 2022
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(HealthDay)—About half of young teens' daily physical activity occurs at school, but it accounts for just a fraction of their time there, according to a new study.
Dec 8, 2015
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Nearly half of the home-packed lunches that children brought to school each day rarely or never included vegetables, a University of Illinois researcher found in a new study of families in California.
Dec 19, 2018
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Picky eaters can miss out on a lot of good food. Not only can it be challenging cooking for folks who refuse to eat some foods, but they can also miss out on important nutrients found in foods often on the I-Don't-Eat list ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Even in normal times, getting regular exercise and spending less time on screens can be good for kids. So it should come as no surprise that researchers discovered that kids who exercised more and used technology less during ...
Oct 5, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Some schools offer breakfast in the classroom to ensure that hungry children start the day with a full stomach so they're ready to learn. But this may have an unintended consequence—it may raise the risk of ...
Feb 25, 2019
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(HealthDay)—It's hard to imagine what a child may feel when a mother or father dies. Studies have found this crisis can pose serious psychological and developmental problems for years. Now new research suggests kids' academic ...
Mar 14, 2014
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(AP) -- One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities ...
May 14, 2012
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