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Friday February 12, 2010 |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say the routines of family meals, adequate sleep and limited television viewing may lower the risk of childhood obesity.
Each routine on its own was associated with lower obesity and more routines translated to lower obesity.
Four-year-olds living in homes with all three routines had an almost 40 percent lower prevalence of obesity than those living in homes that practiced none of these routines.
The study, published online ahead of print in the journal Pediatrics, also found eating the evening meal as a family more than five times per week, sleeping at least 10.5 hours per night; and watching TV less than two hours on weekdays were protective even among groups that typically have a high risk for obesity.
"This is important because it suggests that there's a potential for these routines to be useful targets for obesity prevention in all children," lead author Sarah Anderson of Ohio State University in Columbus said in a statement.
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| MONTREAL (UPI) -- Canadian and U.S. researchers say mom plays a key role in how her child develops executive functioning.
Researchers at the University of Montreal and University of Minnesota found the way a mother interacts with her child affects how the child develops this set of advanced cognitive functions -- including mental flexibility and the abilities to remember things and control impulses -- integral to the ability to make goals and reach them.
Lead author Annie Bernier of the University of Montreal and colleagues observed 80 pairs of middle-income Canadian mothers and their year-old babies play and solve puzzles.
The study, published in Child Development, found the children of moms who answered their children's requests for help quickly and accurately, talked about their children's preferences, thoughts and memories during play and encouraged successful strategies to help solve difficult problems performed better at age 1 1/2 and at age 2 on tasks that call for executive skills than children of moms who didn't use these techniques when interacting with their youngsters.
"The study sheds light on the role parents play in helping children develop skills that are important for later school success and social competence," Bernier said in a statement.
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