Children and Nutrition – Carrots make you see in the dark, spinach gives you muscles and milk makes your bones grow stronger – an exclusive interview with nutritionist Amanda Ursell

 Children, Food, Nutrition and Eating habits
Apr 262012
 

A new study asks whether kids really believe the things we tell them about food as well as revealing which food myths are actually true. The Patient Experience is delighted to have leading nutritionist Amanda Ursell give us an exclusive interview about children and nutrition.

Parents will often tell their kids anything to get them to eat their veggies, but are the most common food lies actually true and do our kids really believe them?

Well, according to new research released today, most kids can pick a food myth from a truth most of the time.Click here for more

“Mommy, I Wish I Could Tell You What They Did To Me In School Today” – a new book by Richard S. Stripp on children with disabilities

 Children, Disability
Dec 012011
 

After nearly a decade of working in schools that service special needs children and witnessing far  too  many cases of bullying, abuse and neglect at the hands of staff, I wrote the book, “Mommy, I  Wish I Could Tell You What They Did To Me In School Today”. The public must be made aware of  what can  and does happen  to  these innocent children so that changes can occur. More must be done to protect these individuals.

Parents of special needs school children should not make the mistake of assuming that their child is not subjected to abuse at school just because they can’t or don’t tell them. IT CAN, AND DOES, HAPPEN!

“Mommy, I Wish I Could Tell You What They Did To Me In School Today” is a glimpse into the minds of 10 different children with varying disabilities. Click here for more

“UK teacher should be trained for dyslexia awareness” – British Dyslexia Association Petition

 Children, Dyslexia
Nov 302011
 

Most people are staggered to learn that there is no legal obligation to include anything about dyslexia in teacher training courses. Time and time again we get teachers bemoaning the fact that they were not told anything really helpful about it – “We had just a half-day to cover /all/ special needs”, one newly-trained teacher recently regretfully told us.

In 2009, a government-commissioned report, The Rose Review, recommended that initial teacher training courses should contain a realistic amount of time on dyslexia/SpLD. The British Dyslexia Association are now campaigning hard to try to make this a reality, and have set up a
petition on the government website asking for a compulsory module on dyslexia. If this petition reaches 100,000 signatures this issue will then be debated in the House of Commons.Click here for more

Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

 Children, Diabetes
Oct 192011
 

The JDCA have asked us to provide you with some more information about their work and activities. Please do check out their links for further information.

All diabetics face the same frustrations and triumphs. The demand of a disease so constant and unpredictable is what draws diabetics toward the search for the elusive cure. As donations to diabetes charitable organizations continue to roll in, we at the Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance (the JDCA) want donors to know where their money can be best allocated to find a Practical Cure. We are a 501(c)(3) not for profit funded entirely by the generosity of our founder. We publish reports and investigations pertaining to everything from myths and misinformation that inhibit cure development to how the financial crisis affected the diabetes charitable universe. Click here for more

The Smunkarellies – a book about families and autism by Alexander Stewart

 Autism, Children
Sep 082011
 

“The things that make us different make us special.”
The Patients Experience would like to draw your attention to a new book on autism by Alexander Stewart called “The Smunkarellies”
Alexander Stewart began working on toys and books for children with autism after the diagnosis of his child with autism in 1999. The fight began to give his son the most normal life possible. Early intervention was the key to progress made by his son, and also the love shared between his two oldest brothers. In the end, it is the love of those close to us that helps us triumph over the obstacles of life. This book is about that love, and how three brothers different as they may be, help each other as they grow. Alexander Stewart is a retired US Army Sgt. and a professional boxer and trainer of world champion class MMA fighters such as Jon Jones, Rene Nazare and Mike Stewart. Click here for more

Good hygiene for children – a video blog from Professor John Oxford

 Children, General Health
Jun 092011
 

Do you find it difficult to get your child into a good routine and find it a struggle to instil polite behaviour in them? Do you ever wonder whether all the temper tantrums are worth it? Well a new international hygiene study is set to reveal how behavioural traits impact on personal hygiene and highlight how those with good manners are often healthier.

Every parent knows you’d do anything to prevent your child from becoming ill however the study will show that even adults have some questionable hygiene habits and straightforward good manners and routine could be the answer to preventing the spread of infection. Click here for more

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