Healthy Children Project

Making the Connection: How What We Eat Impacts Learning
By Carol Ann Brannon, MS, RD, LD

Do the ingredient lists of your child’s favorite foods confuse you? Do you suspect that your child’s diet is connected to his mood, behavior, learning difficulties and attention span?
Your suspicions may not be just in your head. Studies are beginning to show that to maximize brain development, minimize negative behaviors and help children learn, parents should be very aware of what their children are eating.

Read full article as published in Kids Enabled magazine, Summer 2009

Making the Connection: How Where We Live Impacts Learning
By Maggie Parry

Children, because they are still growing, are far more vulnerable to the neurological damage environmental toxins can cause. With the number of children diagnosed with learning differences increasing almost exponentially, it’s important for parents to know the most common household toxins and how to decrease their presence in the home.

Read full article as published in Kids Enabled magazine, Summer 2009

These articles have been made possible by a 2008 grant from the Learning Disabilities Association of America, Healthy Children’s Project. It is the hope of the LDAG and Kids Enabled to continue informing parents of the toxic risks that can impair learning, some of which are preventable before birth. If you would like more information on the Healthy Children’s Project and current legislation to reduce environmental toxins please visit, www.healthychildrenproject.org. If you would like to get more involved in reducing environmental toxins in Georgia, please email ldaga@bellsouth.net.