Health Tip: Monitor Your Child's TV Watching
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(HealthDay News) -- Too much time in front of the TV can lead to aggressive behavior and a tendency to engage in risky, unhealthy activities, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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Watching television disrupts  children's' normal response to food -- they will eat more while  they're sitting in front of the tube, whether or not they're  really hungry.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Your toddler's been up half the night, crying and tugging on his ear, and by now you know the routine. Call the doctor, get a prescription for an antibiotic, race to the pharmacy and get him on the road to recovery from that ear infection.
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Getting children to switch off the  television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S.  researchers said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children who watch a lot of television are more likely to have high blood pressure than heavy children who don't spend as much time in front of the tube, the results of a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Children and teens with type 1 diabetes who spend a lot of time watching television are likely to have poor control of their blood glucose levels, according to new findings.
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Schools and pediatricians have performed vision screenings for decades, perching entering kindergartners in front of the familiar "big E" eye chart and asking them to read off increasingly smaller rows of letters or, sometimes, pictures. Early detection of vision problems is critical, say...
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FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain.
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One out of every five children in a Chinese town is overweight, and everyone is blaming the TV. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk of obesity increases by one to two percent, according
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(HealthDay News) -- Many parents may wonder about how frequently their children need to eat, how to regulate snacks, and what to do if their child simply refuses to eat or won't eat very much.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Watching more than two hours of television daily during childhood increases the likelihood of attention problems in adolescence, according to a new study.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Your kids probably sample holiday cookies and candy frequently, so make sure they brush their teeth.
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Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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A new study offers good news for parents who have trouble remembering to treat their children every day for what&#39;s known as &quot;lazy eye.
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10 - A short, moderately intense exercise intervention helped third-graders switch to healthier activities such as soccer and swimming instead of watching TV, researchers reported at the
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Watching television can harm children much more than previously thought as it raises the risk of bad eyesight, obesity, premature puberty and autism, a study has shown.
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By JAYNELLE RAMON, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  REMOTE CONTROLLED  It's a great time to be a TV watcher -  big shows coming back from long hiatuses and no repeats until summer.