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Combating Childhood Obesity: Limiting Gaming and YouTube Time

Promoting Active Lifestyle for Your KidsAs a parent, you may be struggling with how to manage the sedentary lifestyle of your 12-year-old son, who prefers computer gaming and watching YouTube videos to playing sports. This issue becomes even more complex when you have another child with special needs, like autism, who demands more time and…

Boosting Brainpower: Key Mental Health Gains from Exercise & Gaming

Based on an international sample of over 1000 participants, video gaming and physical activity uniquely influence cognitive performance and mental health. Regular physical exercise is associated with improved mental health, while frequent video gaming can enhance cognitive performance. Important to note, these results do not suggest one activity is…

Empowering Patients: Highlighting Abilities Over Limitations

Understanding Activity Levels in Children with Cardiac Disease If you're a parent or caregiver of a child with an inherited cardiac disease, you might have concerns about their level of physical activity. It's not uncommon to limit a child's activities due to fears of exacerbating their condition. But you might find recent research enlightening.…