Good grief. A new report has been released stating the kids causes parents depression. What else can we blame the kids for in our lives. More than 13,000 adults participated in the study, which record how many times a week people suffered from a series of symptoms: from sleeplessness and loss of appetite to distractedness and loneliness. All of which are common symptoms of depression. The study show that a higher level of stress, anxiety and worry and those feelings remain even after the kids leaves the home. The author of the study said the finding suggest that being a parent is far more taxing then most people expect and that the benefits of parenting do not outweigh the negative effects in terms of mental health. Depression did not show up that much among the parents with smaller, younger kids.
I know my mother always said, "You kids did not cause me any trouble until you left home and grew up." Then she would laugh. I think I know what she was saying, don't you?
I asked the kids if they thought they were in anyway responsible for causing their parents to be depressed. They all said, "no", my parents causes me depression. I did read an article on how many kids are on depression medicine and we are not going to go there in this article. I think we all acknowledge that being a parent is the most awesome, painful and happy experience of our life and being a kid is the most awesome, painful and happy experience of their life. It just is not an easy life......
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Parents are robbing their kids the experience of childhood and the fun of being a kid by enrolling their kids in too many after school sports, music, dance competition. Childhood is all about teaching kids they do not have to be perfect. It is important for kids to discover themselves through play. Physical exercise, competitive sports and down right play time needs to be incorporated into a kid's life - it is difficult to determine how much of each is necessary. What does this have to do with obesity? Kids natural way of life is to play, play and play some more. Obesity, so I have read, so often is a mental "thing" and a sign that life is just not right with the person. When a kid is limited in their creative play time, life somehow is just not right with the kid.....
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In Part II of Kids and Obesity we are going to explore one of the ways kids have chosen technology over outdoors activities. In Leedstoday Evening Post Alison Bellamy wrote that not many years ago when you entered a kids bedroom you would most likely find a clothing mess, a teddy bear, a train and other miscellaneous toys flown on the floor. But computer technology has changed all of that.
Go to your kids room and see how many of these items you can find:
- a stereo system
- a video player
- a iPod or mp3 player
- a PC computer with printer with lots of games installed
- a digital TV or Sky TV
- a DVD player
- a X-Box with challenging games
If these items are not in their bedroom do your kids have access to them in your house? It is estimated that a third of kids own these gadgets, entertainment and hi-tech equipment worth over $2,000 - $4,000 range......
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I have done a lot of research and reading on Kids and Obesity because of one sentence I read in one of the first articles on the subject: "This is the first generation where the kids will not live longer than their parents". I thought "what in the world" is this all about. The newspaper and magazine headlines all over the United States are referring to report published by the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. Dr. Phillip James, chairman of the International Obesity Task Force and author of the editorial, said, "We have truly a global epidemic which appears to be affecting most countries in the world."
After half North and South America children will be overweight by year 2010. The reasons stated are......
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If you want to experience first hand kids determination - take a kid to the roller skating rink. I had that privilege about a month ago. I was surprised. I believe you will be too if you sit and watch the kids skate with a notepad and pencil in your hand and you write down what you observe. The group of kids having the school party ranged in the ages of kindergarten through fourth grade. Let me tell you what I observed............
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