12 - Myths about Children and Health

Conventional wisdom:  This stuff is all true  
✔ Reality: Most of this talk was 
                        debunked fifty years ago 

Fun little list to get you thinking or riled up.

1 - Sugar makes kids hyper - no   (I find this hard to believe since we eat candy for energy)
2 – Children are born pure and don’t lie - nope
3 -  Children do as they are told - oh sure
4 – Cold weather causes colds - nope
5 -  Children must eat veggies or be vitamin deficient – no
6 – Vitamins provide extra energy – no
7 – Going Barefoot causes flat feet – no (bloody feet, yes)
8 -  Walkers help a baby learn to walk – no, but they are fun
9 – Children may sit in the front seat safely without air bags – nope , and they aren't safe with air bags until bigger.
10 - Children must be forced to eat food that’s good for them – no
11 – Going outside with wet hair or without a coat causes colds nope  (it teaches them a lesson in shivering)
12 – Sitting close to the TV, dim light, or computer harms vision – no  (if they are super, super close-get em checked)
13 – Coffee stunts growth – no – but caffeine inhibits absorption of calcium leading to problems (bah)
14 – Thumb sucking is bad, and causes buck teeth – no - in   most children it goes away if you ignore it
15 – Eating carrots helps vision, nope, but they can turn orange