Health
Ask the Pediatrician: What should 2-year-olds eat?
Q: My toddler is getting more curious about food and feeding himself. What are good things to give to him and what should I avoid?
Oct 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Lockdown babies behind on communication milestones: To help toddlers' language skills, just talk and listen
Research has found that babies born during lockdown have been later to meet some language and communication milestones. During this time, babies met fewer new people and had fewer chances to socialize with other adults and ...
Oct 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don't need it
Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost. But many experts warn ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Talking to your kids about the shooting tragedy in Texas
After a gunman killed at least 19 students and two teachers Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, this week, horrified parents may be wondering how to talk with their children about it.
May 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How you can talk to your toddler to safeguard their well-being when they grow into a teenager
As parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy.
Mar 9, 2022
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Health
Front-of-package claims and images persuade parents that sugar-sweetened drinks are healthy choices for their children
Front-of-package claims and marketing messages used to promote fruit-flavored drinks and toddler milks with added sugars contribute to parents' misperceptions about product nutrition and benefits for their young children, ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?
Motherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddlers. A horse becomes horsie; a dog becomes doggie; parents become mama and dada. The tendency to speak ...
Jan 3, 2022
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Pediatrics
Extensive use of smartphones by parents might damage toddler's development and have far-reaching consequences
A new study from Tel Aviv University found that interaction between mothers and their toddlers is reduced by a factor of four when the mothers use their smartphones, which might damage the toddler's development and have even ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
"Can you show me how to calm myself down?" Observing adults can help toddlers regulate their emotions
Humans are in a constant need to regulate how they feel to successfully navigate the challenges of everyday life. Emotion regulation, from managing feelings in a long line at the grocery store to those needed for work and ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Pediatrics
Non-recommended milk being provided to young children
More than one-third of infant caregivers reported serving at least one non-recommended milk type to their infant in the past month—most providing them daily—and the majority of toddler caregivers did not follow expert ...
Aug 6, 2021
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