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U.C. DAVIS HEALTH EXPERTS ARE OFFERING HELP TO PARENTS AS NEW STUDIES AND SURVEYS SHOW THE ON-GOING PANDEMIC IS LEADING TO BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND WEIGHT GAIN IN BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS >> KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE IN SACRAMENTO WITH THE KEY ADVICE AND THINGS TO WATCH FOR. >> THE AUTHORS OF THIS PEDIATRIC STUDY ARE HOPING THAT POLICY LEADERS PAY ATTENTION. THEY ARE HOPING THAT POLICY MAKERS PAY ATTENTION AND REALIZE THAT THEY CANNOT JUST FOCUS ON HELPING THE ECONOMY. THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IMPACTS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. A STUDY FOUND THAT ONE IN FOUR PARENTS IS REPORTING WORSE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND ONE IN SEVEN IS REPORTING WORSENING BEHAVIOR WITH THEIR CHILDREN. THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS APPEAR GREATEST IN FEMALES, UNMARRIED PARENTS, AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY SAID TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACTS WITH CHILDREN AND DOCTORS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL. >> KIDS AR FEELING -- FEELINGS OF SADNESS, ANXIETY, LIKE IT IS HARD TO GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING, THEY ARE NOT SLEEPING WELL AND NOT EATING WELL. THESE ARE SIGNS THAT COULD POINT TOWARD DEPRESSION AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. >> A SEPARATE SURVEY BY WEBB MD FOUND THAT ONE IN FIVE RESPONDENTS HAVE GAINED AN AVERAGE OF 10 TO 20 POUNDS SINCE THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION BEGAN. THE MAIN REASONS, STRESS EATING AND A LACK OF EXERCISE. A KEY PIECE OF ADVICE FROM THOSE HEALTH EXPERTS IS TO AVOID WEIGHT GAIN BY EATING A RAINBOW -- BY GOING TO YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND CHOOSING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OVER GOING TO YOUR CUPBOARD AND PANTRY AND CHOOSING THINGS LIKE SKITTLES OR FROOT LOOPS. THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE HEALTH EXPERTS IS IF YOU ARE SUFFERING ANY OF THESE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS, THAT YOU JUST HEARD, REACH OUT. SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR AT LEAST SOMEONE YOU TRUST. TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES IS THE FIRST KEY STEP IN ADDRESSING ANY POTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CONCE