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Want kids to learn?
Let them take a nap! Parents whose toddlers are learning to talk should remember the importance of a nap. According to research from Arizona University, a short sleep of about 90 minutes could help young children remember words better. Researchers from the university’s
National Academy of Sciences took 24 children with an average age of two and taught them made-up words such as ‘bope’ and ‘dake’. Kids who took a nap after learning the words remembered them better four hours later.
New mums urged to wait a year for another pregnancy
A major study by researchers from Harvard University has advised that couples should wait for at least a year after a baby is born before trying for their next child. A gap of twelve to 18 months between pregnancies was shown to be the safest for both mother and child, the study found. The researchers said that the findings are particularly relevant to older mums, who often try to have several children in a short period so that they can complete their family before they experience a decline in their fertility.
HSE advises on emergency hormonal contraception
Only one child in 30 gets enough exercise
A damning report from the University of Exeter has found that only one in 30 children does enough exercise. While the NHS says children between the ages of five and 18 mshould do at least one hour of physical activity every day, scientists who tracked 800 primary school pupils for a week for the study found that just 3.2 per cent of the kids aged between nine and ten achieved the target. Activity levels for girls were lowest, with just 1.2 per cent doing a full hour of exercise, compared to 5.5 per cent of boys.
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The HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme has launched a national public awareness campaign in partnership with the Irish Pharmacy Union. The aim of the campaign is to increase public awareness that the emergency hormonal contraception pill is available to women directly from a pharmacist up to five days (120 hours) following unprotected sex. ‘It is vital,’ said Minister for
Health, Simon Harris, ‘for women to be aware that they can access the EHC pill directly from their community pharmacist without a prescription. Women with medical cards can also get the EHC pill free-of-charge directly from a pharmacist without the need for a prescription from their GP. This is an important public health measure and will remove any barrier to women getting timely treatment from their local pharmacy.’ For more info visit
www.sexualwellbeing.ie
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