The rise of gadgets is ushering in a new generation of kids who are growing up digital. According to a Nielsen survey of adults with children under 12 in tablet-owning households, in Q4 2011 seven out of every 10 children in tablet-owning households used a tablet computer – a nine percent increase compared to Q3 2011.
Click here to read to full article
Despite their small size and inability to hold an adult conversation, babies are continually demonstrating their underestimated skills.
This article examines the 9 most incredible skills that children, right from birth, pick up without us ever realising- such as the ability to recognise emotion, both in tone and in body language, as well as understanding grammar by the age of 15 months, processing both grammar and words simultaneously.
Click here to read more
New research from Stanford University reveals that tween girls who spend more time on digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development.
The researchers have said that whilst their study of 3,461 girls, aged 8-12, has found a link between media habits and diminished social skills, they are yet to prove a definite ’cause and effect relationship.’
Click here to read more
Click here to read the study
The debate over home versus hospital birth has been reignited recently following the death of Australian home birth spokesperson Caroline Lovell, who died as a result of complications during her home pregnancy.
With medical practitioners from all over the country weighing in on the debate and the Department of Health being blamed for failing to provide women sufficient information, the statistics are alarming- a lack of oxygen to the brain is 33 percent higher in home births than hospital deliveries.
Click here to read more
Whilst it’s long been acknowledged that peer passengers distract teenage drivers and increase their chance of having an accident, a recent study by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia now answers the question, how?
The study also reveals that teenage males with peer passengers were “six times more likely to perform an illegal manoeuvre and more than twice as likely to drive aggressively just before a crash, as compared to males driving alone.”
Click here to read more
Click here to view the study
In a new campaign targeting mums, MeadowLea is asking shoppers to swap their butter to MeadowLea spread and ‘help the brand plant seed gardens in children’s hospitals across Australia.’
Gardens will be built in five hospitals across Australia, with the first in New South Wales’ St George Hospital, if MeadowLea receives the promise to switch to its product from 2,000 consumers.
Click here to read more.
Want to get something done? Ask a busy mom. This woman is a powerhouse. She works long and hard and gets very little time for herself. Often in addition to holding down a job, this woman tackles her household’s food and grocery shopping, monthly budget, family financial and banking decisions, child care and generally keeping the house in order. She cherishes those rare moments of “me” time and knows how to make the most of them.
Click here to read more.
(CNN) – FaceTime, the Apple video-chat application, is not a replacement for real human interaction, especially for children, according to a new study.
Tween girls who spend much of their waking hours switching frantically between YouTube, Facebook, television and text messaging are more likely to develop social problems, says a Stanford University study published in a scientific journal on Wednesday.
Click here to read the full article
The digital era has given rise to a more intimate custom. It has become fashionable for young people to express their affection for each other by sharing their passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts. Boyfriends and girlfriends sometimes even create identical passwords, and let each other read their private e-mails and texts.
“I’ve known plenty of couples who have shared passwords, and not a single one has not regretted it,”
Click here to read the full article
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has just launched a new integrated marketing campaign targeting the parents of obese kids.
The ads have been described as ‘in your face,’ an approach which is causing both positive and negative reactions from parents and healthcare workers.