by Norbert Schady The average height of adults born in a given year (cohort) is based on the disease environment that birth cohort faced in early childhood. In poor countries, it may also be an indication of insufficient availability or diversity of nutrients. How do you think this applies to Latin America? … [Read more...] about Latin America is Getting Taller
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Play Areas Where Kids Can Just Play
Last year I took my two daughters, ages 5 and 6, to Disneyland. After greeting and taking photos with the countless characters that we came across, getting on all kinds of rides, trains and carousels, and enjoying the various shows, my daughter, looking visibly worn-out, asked, “Hey, mom…isn’t there a regular park here where kids can just play?” … [Read more...] about Play Areas Where Kids Can Just Play
Who Takes Care of You While I’m at School and Work?
by Carina Lupica In Argentina, more than 900,000 women aged 14 to 24 are mothers, meaning that 24.2% of young women have children [link in Spanish]; however, not all of these young mothers are able to take care of their children. That task falls to different people in varied settings within the family or outside the home, where the government, private businesses and … [Read more...] about Who Takes Care of You While I’m at School and Work?
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Are Poor People Bad Parents?
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we would like to reflect on the need to strengthen parenting skills, especially in those mothers and fathers living in poverty. There are several programs and services in the region that use different approaches to support families, particularly those with the lowest socioeconomic status, in the tasks of childrearing and … [Read more...] about International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Are Poor People Bad Parents?
Your Smartphone Addiction Could Be Harming Your Child’s Future
By Ángela Funez We’re all addicted to our smartphones to some degree, but few parents realize the intellectual and emotional damage that this dependence can cause in their children, especially the littlest ones. According to studies from the field of neuroscience, linguistic, emotional, social and motor skills develop rapidly in the brain during the first three years of … [Read more...] about Your Smartphone Addiction Could Be Harming Your Child’s Future