Tag: parents

Parental Smoking and RA in Children

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that causes pain and swelling in the joints. It’s an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks your own healthy joint tissues. Experts don’t know what causes the disease, but genes, environmental factors, and sex hormones are thought to play a role. Smoking cigarettes is a… Continue reading Parental Smoking and RA in Children

Tips for Parents at Home with Kids during the Pandemic

Editor’s note: Many families are suddenly faced with how to keep kids occupied at home in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and that dilemma continues as schools decide whether children will be going to school on-line, in person or both. Here, tips on how to make the at-home time more beneficial for children and parents.… Continue reading Tips for Parents at Home with Kids during the Pandemic

Coping with Stress during COVID-19

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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has prompted widespread fear and anxiety. Emotions like these can be overwhelming. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations.  How you respond to the outbreak can depend on your background, the things that make… Continue reading Coping with Stress during COVID-19

How to Move Your Parents Without Stressing Everyone Out

Seeing a loved one’s health or memory begin to decline is beyond heartbreaking – and you’re eager to help them move to a more comfortable living situation – either in your home or nearer to you. Moving your parents closer to you feels like the right step, but with all the factors involved, it’s overwhelming.… Continue reading How to Move Your Parents Without Stressing Everyone Out

Parents Need to Have “The Talk” More Than Once With Their Kids

Patting yourself on the back for gritting through “the talk” with your kid? Not so fast: new research from Brigham Young University family life professor Laura Padilla-Walker suggests that when it comes to your teens, one generic conversation about sex is not enough. In her study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, Padilla-Walker found… Continue reading Parents Need to Have “The Talk” More Than Once With Their Kids

Despite Restaurant Pledges, Most Children Still Receive Unhealthy Items with Kids’ Meals

Seventy-four percent of children still get unhealthy drinks or side items when their parents buy them “kids’ meals” at the four largest restaurant chains, a new study shows. The finding, part of a report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, analyzed meals bought at McDonald’s, Burger King,… Continue reading Despite Restaurant Pledges, Most Children Still Receive Unhealthy Items with Kids’ Meals

Apps to Keep Kids Safe Can Be Counterproductive

Mobile apps designed to help parents keep their children safe from online predators may actually be counterproductive, harming the trust between a parent and child and reducing the child’s ability to respond to online threats, according to new research. In a pair of studies led by the University of Central Florida, researchers examined the types… Continue reading Apps to Keep Kids Safe Can Be Counterproductive

Asthma Attacks Declining Among U.S. Children

Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits to the hospital, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, issued in February 2018, shows that the percentage of children with asthma who experienced one or more asthma attacks in… Continue reading Asthma Attacks Declining Among U.S. Children

Parents’ Biggest Concern About Their Kids

As the school year begins, parents are concerned about a lot more than their kids’ grades, according to new research. Bullying and cyberbullying top parents’ list of worries when it comes to their children’s health, says to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of… Continue reading Parents’ Biggest Concern About Their Kids

Sleeping Later on Schooldays: Yes or No?

Although experts agree that teens need a later start time for school days, a lot of parents don’t necessarily agree with them. University of Michigan research finds parents are split almost down the middle on whether they support delays in school start times that might permit their 13- to 17-year-olds to sleep later on school… Continue reading Sleeping Later on Schooldays: Yes or No?

10 Financial Questions to Ask Your Parents

As the years go by and mom and dad age, life can become complicated.  Certain things are practically impossible to prepare for, while others, like finances, can and should be organized and taken care of early on.  What do you, as an adult child, need to know about your parents’ finances? Kurt Kazanowski, a hospice,… Continue reading 10 Financial Questions to Ask Your Parents

Kids From Higher Socioeconomic Backgrounds Rely More on Parents

Young people from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are likelier to receive financial support from their parents even after they have left the nest, according to research from North Carolina State University. Going to a four-year-college makes them likelier to rely on such support, and they are likelier to become completely independent over time. “I wanted to… Continue reading Kids From Higher Socioeconomic Backgrounds Rely More on Parents

The Sibling Problem in Caregiving

By Nancy Wurtzel Few roles are as stressful for adult children as caregiving for their aging parents.  The caregiving often begins slowly with a few simple tasks needed on occasion.  However, as the parent ages and their needs change, the once sporadic duties may develop into a full-time commitment. Long-term caregiving for mom or dad… Continue reading The Sibling Problem in Caregiving