Ask the Pediatrician: Preventing preschool expulsions, AAP policy explained

by Gail Williams, MD, FAAP and Michael Yogman, MD, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor very young children, preschool and child care should be safe, nurturing spa

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Preventing preschool expulsions, AAP policy explained

by Gail Williams, MD, FAAP and Michael Yogman, MD, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor very young children, preschool and child care should be safe, nurturing spa

Updated on:June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What is the best first sport for kids?

by Dr. W. Steen JamesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns.Swimming is a fun, relaxing activity that fuels bra

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What is the best first sport for kids?

by Dr. W. Steen JamesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns.Swimming is a fun, relaxing activity that fuels bra

Updated on:June 05,2024

Overemphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient, says psychologist

by Simon Sherry,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are facing a mental health crisis. Teenagers and young adults are moredepressed, suicidal, anxiousandlonelytha

Updated on: May 29,2024

Overemphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient, says psychologist

by Simon Sherry,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe are facing a mental health crisis. Teenagers and young adults are moredepressed, suicidal, anxiousandlonelytha

Updated on:May 29,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Just how dangerous is underage drinking?

by Wendy HassonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith so many other issues affecting young people right now, teen alcohol use may not seem like that big of a deal. You might recall your own early expe

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Just how dangerous is underage drinking?

by Wendy HassonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith so many other issues affecting young people right now, teen alcohol use may not seem like that big of a deal. You might recall your own early expe

Updated on:June 05,2024

Shared parental leave doesn't make financial or emotional sense, says researcher

by Patricia Hamilton,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhenshared parental leavewas introduced in 2015 in the UK, the then Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government

Updated on: May 05,2024

Shared parental leave doesn't make financial or emotional sense, says researcher

by Patricia Hamilton,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhenshared parental leavewas introduced in 2015 in the UK, the then Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government

Updated on:May 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?

by Natalie D. MuthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?

by Natalie D. MuthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated

Updated on:June 05,2024

Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to t

Updated on: May 10,2024

Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to t

Updated on:May 10,2024

Weighted blankets found to increase melatonin

by Elin Bäckström,Uppsala UniversityOverview of the randomized, counterbalanced within-subjects design. Boxes highlighted in gray illustrate the two at-home adaptation phases (i.e., day 1 to 3 a

Updated on: March 05,2024

Weighted blankets found to increase melatonin

by Elin Bäckström,Uppsala UniversityOverview of the randomized, counterbalanced within-subjects design. Boxes highlighted in gray illustrate the two at-home adaptation phases (i.e., day 1 to 3 a

Updated on:March 05,2024

Hospital collaboration reduces cardiac arrests among critically ill pediatric heart patients

by Beata Mostafavi,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite great advances in care, some children with heart disease still experience a cardiac arrest during their hospital stay.Bu

Updated on: April 18,2024

Hospital collaboration reduces cardiac arrests among critically ill pediatric heart patients

by Beata Mostafavi,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite great advances in care, some children with heart disease still experience a cardiac arrest during their hospital stay.Bu

Updated on:April 18,2024

A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the

Updated on: April 18,2024

A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the

Updated on:April 18,2024

Study finds childhood trauma and genetics linked to increased obesity risk

by Desert Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Healthy Nevada Project has found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social h

Updated on: February 24,2024

Study finds childhood trauma and genetics linked to increased obesity risk

by Desert Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the Healthy Nevada Project has found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social h

Updated on:February 24,2024

'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens

by Liz Szabo, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainJuan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years.As a street outreach worker in Oakland, California, he has seen

Updated on: June 04,2024

'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens

by Liz Szabo, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainJuan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years.As a street outreach worker in Oakland, California, he has seen

Updated on:June 04,2024