US experts have launched a new initiative in which something as simple as sending a text message could make a big difference in the fight against childhood bullying.
A one-of-a-kind idea was presented by Dr. Eliana Perrin, a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
The study, co-led by Dr. Eliana Perrin, found that traditional health counseling combined with text messaging and digital feedback can help prevent addiction at an early age, leading to lifelong addiction-related problems. Can be saved.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017-18, approximately 1 in every 5 school-aged children was infected with measles.
This is a rate that only saw an increase during and after Covid. Solutions to reduce this rate rely on individual interventions, however, these interventions have been only partially successful.
Dr. Ileana Perrin said that the research found that parents are eager to get more information for the healthy development of their children and a large number of parents own smartphones.
Researchers selected nearly 900 parent-infant pairs from six medical institutions for the study. All of these babies were 21 days or less, born after 34 weeks, healthy and without any chronic medical conditions (that could affect weight gain).
Couples were divided into two groups and received behavioral counseling from a primary care provider and a healthy diet through the Green Light Program education conducted by the research team.
In addition, these parents sent educational booklets with age-appropriate instruction and goal-setting tips. However, half were sent specific messages generated by automated systems.
Parents who were sent these messages had their children examined between birthdays and saw improvements in their health and development.
