Did you receive any nutrition education as a child? How and when did you learn about nutrition?

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I'm trying to find the best way to teach my kids about good nutrition, since I didn't learn much as a child.
I never received any nutrition information growing up. Luckily I'm the type of person that likes to get answers to all her questions so I do a lot of research. :-)  (+ info)

What child food is good in nutrition as Mother's Milk?

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Though my wife is breast feeding my child - it is not enough and we have started giving other infant foods also to my child. I want to know, what kind of food / preparation can give more nutrition and immunity like Mother's Milk.

Please help me.
My child is 8 months old.
Formula. As for immunity... that's just a natural process... or artificial if you use vaccinations.

How old is your child?  (+ info)

Do people abort due to genetic disorders identified in the unborn child?

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I wanted to know if people would go through abortion if they found out about a genetic disorder present within the unborn child during prenatal or ultrasound scans. Please list a few reasons; detail isn't really important. I just need a few basic reasons. The reasons can pretty much range from anything - ethical, religious, social, etc. Thanks in advance.
It might be easy for some to forget about religious views and social stigmas, but that is one of the huge reasons that this is so difficult for people. I see prenatal patients who are making these decisions, and the issues that many people consider include not only the well-being of the child, but of the family themselves. Some conditions come with a normal life span, but the person cannot be self-reliant (think Down Syndrome or other mental handicaps). There are some conditions that are a little "easier" for people to make this choice with, such as anecephaly or trisomy 13 or 18, where most likely the child will not survive after birth. But conditions like spina bifida, Down Syndrome, or Cystic Fibrosis (where the child will survive but will need lifelong assistance, or there is a variable outcome that we cannot predict) depend on the individual family.

I personally would not abort except in the case of something as serious as anencephaly, but the choice belongs to each family individually.  (+ info)

What disorders would this be, if disciplining a child / teenager gets them pissed off and aggressive?

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How big of an issue would it be for children / teenagers if they got angry at their parents in return resisting discipline, as if their anger was stronger than their parents rather than the anger scaring them into submission? How frustrating would it be for parents who's child / children / teenage son or daughter cannot stand to be scolded and therefore has a negative reaction in a specific way?
maybe you should try disciplining them out of
LOVE- whether it be spanking, grounding, ect- always remind them after its over that you love them  (+ info)

Vegetarians/vegans with a meat eating partner - how do you solve child nutrition questions?

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I am vegetarian (but cannot drink milk) and my partner is eating average amounts of meat. We are planning to have children in near future.

How do you solve the nutrition question?

I do not want to have a quarrel at the dinner table each day.

Add.detail: I am vegetarian (since 7 years) because of the health benefits and I want my children to be healthy too. I am concerned about my partner as well, but he is not a baby anymore and will not become sick so quickly.
1. But so far you get along well all those years, you as vegetarian and he eating meat, why should there be many new misunderstandings :-)? In a good relationship one should be able to peacefully discuss important things and find a more or less satisfying solution.

2. Most likely you will be the one fixing the meals? So as already pointed out, you can prepare fully vegetarian meals for the kids (especially when they are still small). Your partner will either not notice or he should not oppose much, if he is able to live peacefully with you as a vegetarian since this long (see also point 4 of my answer)

The kids can of course nibble at what dad is having too if they like, but their own meals will be vegetarian in the beginning. When they become older they can decide on their own what they want to eat. But by then they will also be old enough to understand why vegetarian food is good for health and all the other reasons.

3. Get some good books about vegetarian pregnancy and vegetarian children nutrition, so if there are any questions or misunderstandings you can back up all by scientific facts. Here are some examples:

* "Your Vegetarian Pregnancy" - http://www.amazon.com/Your-Vegetarian-Pregnancy-Month-Month/dp/0743224523/

* "Disease-Proof Your Child" - http://www.amazon.com/Disease-Proof-Your-Child-Feeding-Right/dp/0312338082/

* "Raising Vegetarian Children" - http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Vegetarian-Children-Health-Harmony/dp/0658021559/

* "Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love!" - http://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Peanut-Butter-Jelly/dp/1590131223/

* "The Vegetarian Family Cookbook" - http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Family-Cookbook-Nava-Atlas/dp/0767913965/

4. Speak with your partner beforehand. Really, do it. Do not hide important things and hope it will stay unnoticed. This would only lead to arguments, because he would rightfully feel deceived. Explain why you want the kids to eat (mostly) vegetarian. If he understands and accepts you as a vegetarian he should be able to accept (mostly) vegetarian nutrition for children :-)

5. It will be probably not possible to raise them fully vegetarian, but it should be very well possible to give them MOSTLY vegetarian food. I doubt that your partner will try to force you to feed meat and animal products to the children each day. First of all you show with your own example that it is good and works good for health. And second, if you can back up your opinion with examples of healthy vegetarian children he cannot deny your choice so easily. There should be mutual respect in a good relationship, and if you explain everything he should be able to understand and at least be able to agree to a compromise.

6. The only problem I can see is when your partner is eating meat and believing this would be "very healthy" or when there are any relatives who think that a child "cannot be denied meat". Then it could maybe happen that the children are fed meat and animal products behind your back :-/ But I hope not, because this would be deceiving and disrespecting you, the same as feeding the children secretly vegetarian, without discussing the matter first, would be disrespectful towards your partner.  (+ info)

How do you go about checking on the state of your child's nutrition?

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We have a 5-year-old and an 18-month old and we are all vegan and while they are very healthy and strong and we take their nutrition very seriously, we are curious to know how you go about finding out how they are doing and if are getting enough calcium, protein etc.
Is there a test you can do to find this out? If so, how much is it and where can you get it done?
Cheers
Don't think there is a wee test. If you go tae yer health visitor and gie her/him yer concerns, I'm sure they will advise ye on whether ye urr daein the right thing!!  (+ info)

Can a mother's hormones or nutrition effect the sex of the child?

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We all know that the sperm determines the child's sex, but does the egg or the mother's hormones effect which sperm gets into the egg?
That is a very interesting question!! The sites I found suggested that the mother's diet might play a role in determining which sperm gets selected or is successful.  (+ info)

How do I connect with other parents who use enteral nutrition for their child?

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My son is having a number of complications. I've done some reading/research in medical Journals and have linked a number of his complications as possibly coming from the feeding tube formula. I need to ask other parents if they are having the same problems. It is very important. I would like to see if the complications are permanent.

Thank you for your help.
Are you in a major city? I worked for years here in the city's Pediatric Hospital and we would get phone calls out of the blue with parents questions. Ppl are more than happy to answer questions, if I was busy with a patient I just passed the call on to the next person whom wasn't busy. Do you have the phone number of your local Children's Hospital? What City is closes to you? Leave it on the board and I can look some numbers up for you and post them on this board if you want... The ER Nurses can answer questions.  (+ info)

Can a child develop autism disorders when they are older? If so how will they react?

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For example a 16 yr old.
By react imean will they show it and how will others know of they never delt with autism before?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not listen to the Angie who posted previously! The autism spectrum is so BROAD that there are PROFESSIONALS who have it and you would never know!

I know of two young men who were diagnosed late. One was going to college at 18, had his license, and then was diagnosed. They just thought he had a learning disorder when he was younger. The second one was JUST diagnosed with Asperger's last week. He is 17, drives, and his mom just thought he was shy of large crowds.

Autism does not just develop when you are older. A person would have had it since either birth or as a toddler, but it may have been so slight that it was not until their teenage years that they or their parents realized a difference.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/ will have answers to your many questions.

Also you can take an online quiz that may be able to direct you. http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php  (+ info)

What kinds of eating disorders (overeating, like PWS or Pica) is a 3 year old child likely to have?

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The bio mother was a drug addict & the child was neglected for the first 2 years of life.
Most likely they if anything would soothe themselves with food if it is available. Many of us soothe our emotions by eating, we are a fat nation.

More important than which eating disorder this child may have is whether this child has been scared for life. As for the child being neglected for the first two years, that poor child will probably have problems with attachment, hence reactive attachment disorder.  (+ info)

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