I was having trouble with my computer. So I called David, the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over.
David clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?"
He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An ID Ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again."
David grinned, "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"
"No", I replied.
"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."
So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T
I used to like that little boy.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Kids: Too Much TV Equal High BP
Time in front of a Tv screen may be even worse for kids
than paediatricians thought.According to new data, excessive
screen time raises children' blood pressure-even if they're
not overweight.In the study of 111 girls and boys , systolic blood pressure
(the maximum pressure in the arteries ) was six to seven points higher in kids who clocked only about ten minutes daily.
That's enough to affect long-term health, say researcher Joe Eisenmenn , PhD , at Michigan state University.For your kids'heart health , he says, limit daily screen time to two hours and aim for an hour of heart-pumping, off-the-couch activity
than paediatricians thought.According to new data, excessive
screen time raises children' blood pressure-even if they're
not overweight.In the study of 111 girls and boys , systolic blood pressure
(the maximum pressure in the arteries ) was six to seven points higher in kids who clocked only about ten minutes daily.
That's enough to affect long-term health, say researcher Joe Eisenmenn , PhD , at Michigan state University.For your kids'heart health , he says, limit daily screen time to two hours and aim for an hour of heart-pumping, off-the-couch activity
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