sexual-activity-in-girls &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://wordpress.com/tag/sexual-activity-in-girls/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "sexual-activity-in-girls" Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[Parents influence on childs health]]> http://mdhealthnotes.wordpress.com/?p=5 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:58:14 +0000 mdhealthnotes http://mdhealthnotes.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/parents-influence-on-childs-health/  It's what you do, not what you say, that has the biggest impact on your child's health. I've recently read two studies concerning young girls and how their parents, particularly their mothers influence their behavior. The first study involved nutrition and exercise. A number of studies now show that choices a mother makes - from the beverages she drinks to where she keeps the family snacks - dramatically affect her daughter's nutrition, long-term health and risk for being overweight. Studies also show both fathers and mothers can influence a child's physical activity level simply by exercising themselves. Compared with boys, the average girl's exercise level drops dramatically after age nine.
  The other study concerned a risk factor for initiation of sexual activity in girls. Girls thirteen to fifteen ranked entertainment media as the most likely source for sexual health information. Despite a lower overall rate of sexual activity among adolescents in households where there was strong parental disapproval, those with high television viewing, more than two hours per day, and a lack of parental regulation had the highest rate of initiation of sex. By the way, did you know that on the average, children in the U.S. will spend more time this year in front of a TV (1023 hours) than they will in school (900 hours). 
   So parents, practice what you preach, turn off the television, go for a walk, and watch your diet for the benefit of your children's health.
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