Flattened heads

In this episode, Greg Dickens and I discuss recent news on how parental screen time affects children, on how sugar consumption influences the risk of Type 2 diabetes, and, in celebration of Fathers’ Day, some of the many ways that fathers positively influence their children. We then talk about why so many children in WEIRD cultures have flattened heads, how we can reduce the risk, and what we can do to reduce the risk of consequences if our children have flattened heads. Finally, we discuss Karen Millen’s comments on breastfeeding past the age of six months.

This episode relates to this article:

Topics covered

* Do both active and passive parental screen time affect children in the same way? [01:23]

* What’s the worst way to consume sugar? [04:00]

* Why are fathers important for children? [08:50]

* Why do so many children have flattened heads? [15:16]

* What can we do about it? [31:15]

* How about if your child already has a slightly flattened head? [35:07]

* What’s the recent media hype around breastfeeding? [36:53]

These other podcast episodes cover overlapping topics:

Notes

Active and passive parental screen time and effects on children: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2833506

Sugar consumption and type 2 diabetes risk: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831325000493#fig2

Watching fathers sets men up for better romantic relationships: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/famp.12458

Academic performance related to fathers: https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1086743

Fathers affect the diet you aspire to: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/scschbioart/292/

SIDS risk in different ethnic groups in the UK: https://jech.bmj.com/content/jech/72/10/911.full.pdf