Sample Resources for Children's Health (01)

Developing Your Child’s Emotional Health
It takes a lot of patience along with good judgment and warm, nurturing relationships to raise emotionally healthy children in today’s world. This site explains some of the psychology associated with kids emotional health, including Dr. Erik Erikson’s stages of development, which include trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame and doubt, and initiative vs. guilt. The site talks about choices and limits, and how to set boundaries with your kids, whether it comes to how they act to what healthy foods they should eat.

Diagnosing Lactose Intolerance: How to Know if You Have It
Your doctor can measure the absorption of lactose in the digestive system by using the lactose tolerance test, hydrogen breath test or stool acidity test. These tests can be performed on an outpatient basis. Those who take the lactose tolerance test must fast before being tested, and then they drink a lactose-containing liquid for the test and medical personnel take blood samples during the next two hours to measure the patient's blood glucose level. The blood glucose level, or blood sugar level, indicates how well the body is digesting the lactose, and lactose intolerance is diagnosed with the blood glucose level does not rise.

Toddler Nutrition Basics
Toddlers need proper nutrition, but this phase for them can be difficult when it comes to feeding. They want independence and their appetites can decrease. What’s a parent to do to make sure their toddler eats healthy foods? This website offers some tips for preparing for mealtime, during mealtime, setting limits and giving praise, eating healthy, snack suggestions and good foods your toddler should have in the various food groups. For instance, kids should have foods from the following categories everyday: meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and peanut butter; milk; fruit; veggies; bread, cereal, rice and pasta; fats, oils and some sweets.

Avoiding Childhood Obesity with Exercise
Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease, this article states. When kids are inactive, it increases the risk of stroke and such other major cardiovascular risk factors as obesity, high blood pressure, low HDL ("good") cholesterol and diabetes. That is why the American Heart Association recommends that children and adolescents get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. This website discusses why exercise is so important, and how to promote exercise to your children.