News & Links
All the information that I place on the Alliance website is there to make it available for advocates of children’s wellbeing, so they are easily able to access any information they may need. If you use this service, it would be helpful if you acknowledged the Alliance for Childhood website as your source. We would also welcome any additional information, news items or research. This is the news that came in during the last 6 months. Any older items are in the archive.
Christopher Clouder
Cell Phones Disrupt Teens' Sleep
Monday 09. of June 2008By: MedicineNet.com
European researchers report that teenagers who use their phones more than 15 times a day have more trouble falling asleep and staying asleep than those who use their phones sparingly.
Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby
Sunday 18. of May 2008By: The Independent
Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research.
Short Sleep Duration in Infancy and Risk of Childhood Overweight
Friday 09. of May 2008By: JAMA Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
We used multivariate regression analyses to predict the independent effects of sleep duration (< 12 h/d vs ≥ 12 h/d) on body mass index (BMI) (calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared) z...
Too much TV for babies means less verbal interaction with Mum
Wednesday 07. of May 2008By: News-Medical.Net
Over the last decade or so there has been mounting concern about the effect of television and videos on young children.
Breastfed children are brainier, study suggests
Tuesday 06. of May 2008By: The Guardian
Breastfed babies are more intelligent than those weaned on formula milk, according to the most comprehensive study conducted on the issue.
Children Who Bully Also Have Problems With Other Relationships
Thursday 01. of May 2008By: Science Daily
Students who bully others tend to have difficulties with other relationships, such as those with friends and parents. Targeting those relationships, as well as the problems children who bully have with aggression and morality,...
Baby sleep 'link' to weight risk
Wednesday 30. of April 2008By: BBC News
Lack of sleep and regular TV viewing increases the risk of babies and toddlers becoming overweight, a US study says.