Health Updates: October 2009
October Newsletter
Pediatric article of interest:
Associations Between Parenting Styles and Teen Driving, Safety-Related Behaviors and Attitudes PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 4 October 2009, pp. 1040-1051
The 2006 National Young Driver Survey gathered data on driving safety behaviors from a nationally representative sample of 5665 ninth-, 10th-, and 11th-graders. A parenting style variable was based on adolescent reports and separated parents into 4 groups, (1) authoritative (high support and high rules/monitoring), (2) authoritarian (low support and high rules/monitoring), (3) permissive (high support and low rules/monitoring), and (4) uninvolved (low support and low rules/monitoring).
One half of parents were described as authoritative, 23% as permissive, 8% as authoritarian, and 19% as uninvolved. Compared with teens with uninvolved parents, those with authoritative parents reported one half the crash risk in the past year, were 71% less likely to drive when intoxicated and were less likely to use a cellular telephone while driving. Teens with authoritative or authoritarian parents reported using seat belts nearly twice as often; and speeding one half as teens with uninvolved parents. No significant differences in crash risk or seat belt use were found between permissive and uninvolved parents.
Adult article of interest:
Association of the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern With the Incidence of Depression
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009;66(10):1090-1098.
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/66/10/1090?home
Researchers in Spain, have found that the Mediterranean diet, which is
know to reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer,
may also have a positive effect on mood and reduce the risk of
depression. The study showed that depression was 30% less likely to be
experienced by those who ate a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and
cereals, and who limited their intake of alcohol and meat. The results
need to be confirmed in longer trials with more participants. The
study strengthens the benefits of eating a Mediterranean diet, which
now may include better mental health.
From your doctors:
Developmental Check List
Every child develops in their own particular way.
That being said, when a developmental delay is caught
early, is often easier to take care of. To that end, we
have prepared a list of developmental milestones that
your child should be doing at each age. If he/she is
not performing them, then please be in contact with us
1 month
Lifts head
Regards someone’s face
Tracks to midline
2 months
Smiles responsively
Lifts head and chest
Says ooh/aaah
4 months
Laughs out loud
Turns to sound
6 months
Sits-with our without
support
Says mama/dada
9 months
Wave bye-bye
Crawls
Pincer grasp
1 year
Walk/Cruising
2 words
15 months
Imitates house work
Drink from cup
Expanding vocabulary
18 months
Walk up steps
Point to 4 body parts
Eat with spoon/fork
2 years
2 word sentences
Jumps up
Speech 1/2 understandable
Wash and dry hands
3 years
Name a friend
Put on a T-shirt
Throw ball overhand
Speech mostly
understandable
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