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What is 'permissive parenting'?

What is 'permissive parenting'?

by Ann SchreiberParenting styles play a significant role in children's development and well-being. Permissive parenting, as a distinct contrast to authoritative or authoritarian styles, has gained

What is 'permissive parenting'?

by Ann SchreiberParenting styles play a significant role in children's development and well-being. Permissive parenting, as a distinct contrast to authoritative or authoritarian styles, has gained
Needle pain is a big problem for kids: One California doctor has a plan

Needle pain is a big problem for kids: One California doctor has a plan

by April Dembosky, KQED, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlmost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office. They endure the e

Needle pain is a big problem for kids: One California doctor has a plan

by April Dembosky, KQED, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlmost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office. They endure the e
When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?

When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMotherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddl

When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMotherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddl
Highlighting the struggle that breastfeeding women experience around the globe

Highlighting the struggle that breastfeeding women experience around the globe

by Yale UniversityPrelacteal feeding and early initiation of breastfeeding in LMICs. Weighted by the number of children younger than 2 years in each country. (A) Early initiation of breastfeeding

Highlighting the struggle that breastfeeding women experience around the globe

by Yale UniversityPrelacteal feeding and early initiation of breastfeeding in LMICs. Weighted by the number of children younger than 2 years in each country. (A) Early initiation of breastfeeding
In Nepal, the desire for a son may impact girls' health and well-being

In Nepal, the desire for a son may impact girls' health and well-being

by Lancaster UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe desire for a son could mean Nepali mothers stop breastfeeding infant daughters sooner, says new research.Girls in Nepal are breastfed f

In Nepal, the desire for a son may impact girls' health and well-being

by Lancaster UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe desire for a son could mean Nepali mothers stop breastfeeding infant daughters sooner, says new research.Girls in Nepal are breastfed f
Wnt signaling is identified as a target in NEDAMSS disorder in children

Wnt signaling is identified as a target in NEDAMSS disorder in children

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineFIG. 1. IRF2BPL overexpression decreases wg transcript, protein, and signaling in the wing disc.(A) Schematic of the developing wing pouch where the Wg ex

Wnt signaling is identified as a target in NEDAMSS disorder in children

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineFIG. 1. IRF2BPL overexpression decreases wg transcript, protein, and signaling in the wing disc.(A) Schematic of the developing wing pouch where the Wg ex
Disinterest in pediatric care leads to concern for the future of child health

Disinterest in pediatric care leads to concern for the future of child health

by Brittany Phillips,University of North Carolina School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe road leading to a career in pediatrics is becoming more deserted these days, and the dec

Disinterest in pediatric care leads to concern for the future of child health

by Brittany Phillips,University of North Carolina School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe road leading to a career in pediatrics is becoming more deserted these days, and the dec
Maternal intake of choline during pregnancy impacts children's sustained attention

Maternal intake of choline during pregnancy impacts children's sustained attention

by Cornell UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount o

Maternal intake of choline during pregnancy impacts children's sustained attention

by Cornell UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount o
Study shows children may consider past choices when judging others

Study shows children may consider past choices when judging others

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study published in the journalChild Developmentfrom researchers at Boston College in Massachusetts,

Study shows children may consider past choices when judging others

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study published in the journalChild Developmentfrom researchers at Boston College in Massachusetts,
Study finds reduced sensitivity in low-dose CT scans for pediatric lung nodules

Study finds reduced sensitivity in low-dose CT scans for pediatric lung nodules

by Elana GotkineTwo lung-nodule computer-aided detection (CAD) systems have demonstrated reduced sensitivity on low- versus standard-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for small nodules in pediatric

Study finds reduced sensitivity in low-dose CT scans for pediatric lung nodules

by Elana GotkineTwo lung-nodule computer-aided detection (CAD) systems have demonstrated reduced sensitivity on low- versus standard-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for small nodules in pediatric
What Is Baby Eczema?

What Is Baby Eczema?

What Is Baby Eczema?ByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on July 08, 2022Medically reviewed byJennifer Pollard Ruiz, MDBaby eczema is a fairly common type of skin rash, and most babies ou

What Is Baby Eczema?

What Is Baby Eczema?ByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on July 08, 2022Medically reviewed byJennifer Pollard Ruiz, MDBaby eczema is a fairly common type of skin rash, and most babies ou
More physical education policies in schools have not curbed childhood obesity, say researchers

More physical education policies in schools have not curbed childhood obesity, say researchers

by Victoria Yu,University of Texas at AustinCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLaws that require physical education (PE) in elementary schools are not curbing the obesity epidemic, according to a

More physical education policies in schools have not curbed childhood obesity, say researchers

by Victoria Yu,University of Texas at AustinCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLaws that require physical education (PE) in elementary schools are not curbing the obesity epidemic, according to a