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Life stage - Children's health

ASK THE EXPERTS

Ask the experts: Tooth enamel

Q: My seven-year-old has just been diagnosed with hypoplastic tooth...

Get gardening, kids then take it to the...

What do we consider ‘life skills’ these days? Is it...

How much salt in your kids’ day

It’s easy for sodium to build up over a day....

‘Food swamps’ swallow kids’ choices

How much do you think about the environment around you?...

Spice it up

Do your kids leave their veges on the plate no...

Using senses promotes vege eating in preschoolers

Sensory-based food education of three to five-year-old children increases their...

Science update: Food allergy developments

The treatment and diagnosis of food allergies has moved forward...

Yoghurt for babies may reduce eczema and allergies

Regularly eating yoghurt in the first year of life may...

USEFUL RESOURCES

School lunch box ideas

A healthy, balanced lunch box gives children ‘bounce’ for the...

Coffee in-utero may alter child growth

Exposure to moderate to high caffeine levels while in the...

Double your kid’s nutrition

All we want is for our children to be healthy,...

Munch a school lunch

A group of 160 Auckland women are calling for healthy...

How to choose kids’ breakfast cereals

Sending our kids to school on a full stomach sets...

Brain-boosting yellow foods

Research at the University of Illinois has found that children...

Bought vs homemade: Kids’ hidden vege snacks

Adding veges to baking is one way to up kids’...

Drink stinks

Crummy water fountains at Wellington parks and playgrounds are a...

Home-based model helps obese children

A home-based programme to tackle obesity has the improved health...

Home rules help obesity-risk kids

Good habits at home, such as eating breakfast and having...

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