RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus

by Jane Tuckerman, Ashleigh Rak, Danielle Wurzel and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThis winter, we're having to get our heads around another respiratory virus—RSV.

Updated on: June 01,2024

RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus

by Jane Tuckerman, Ashleigh Rak, Danielle Wurzel and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThis winter, we're having to get our heads around another respiratory virus—RSV.

Updated on:June 01,2024

Babies don't come with instruction manuals, so here are five tips for picking a parenting book

by Denise Bodman and Bethany Bustamante Van Vleet,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBabies don't come with instruction manuals. Children are at once joyful, sad, confusing, p

Updated on: April 13,2024

Babies don't come with instruction manuals, so here are five tips for picking a parenting book

by Denise Bodman and Bethany Bustamante Van Vleet,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBabies don't come with instruction manuals. Children are at once joyful, sad, confusing, p

Updated on:April 13,2024

Interactive language during playtime helps build kids' spatial skills

by Rosanna Castro,Florida International UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way parents interact with their children during playtime strongly influences the development of spatial ski

Updated on: April 10,2024

Interactive language during playtime helps build kids' spatial skills

by Rosanna Castro,Florida International UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way parents interact with their children during playtime strongly influences the development of spatial ski

Updated on:April 10,2024

Emotional patterns a factor in children's food choices

by ElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe emotional context in which eating occurs has been thought to influence eating patterns and diet, with studies finding negative emotions predict exc

Updated on: June 29,2024

Emotional patterns a factor in children's food choices

by ElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe emotional context in which eating occurs has been thought to influence eating patterns and diet, with studies finding negative emotions predict exc

Updated on:June 29,2024

First large-scale study of COVID-era birth data finds significant drop in cesarian, induced deliveries

by Georgia Institute of TechnologyPremature births from cesarian (C-sections) and induced deliveries fell by 6.5% during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained consistently lower t

Updated on: February 27,2024

First large-scale study of COVID-era birth data finds significant drop in cesarian, induced deliveries

by Georgia Institute of TechnologyPremature births from cesarian (C-sections) and induced deliveries fell by 6.5% during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained consistently lower t

Updated on:February 27,2024

Getting a good night's rest is vital for neurodiverse children—pediatric sleep experts explain why

by Beth Ann Malow, Susan Nehiley Brasher and Terry Katz, The ConversationCredit: Yaroslav Shuraev from PexelsMost of us are all too familiar with the consequences of a poor night's sleep—be it int

Updated on: May 14,2024

Getting a good night's rest is vital for neurodiverse children—pediatric sleep experts explain why

by Beth Ann Malow, Susan Nehiley Brasher and Terry Katz, The ConversationCredit: Yaroslav Shuraev from PexelsMost of us are all too familiar with the consequences of a poor night's sleep—be it int

Updated on:May 14,2024

First study of its kind links moms' problems to adolescent attachment

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their

Updated on: March 23,2024

First study of its kind links moms' problems to adolescent attachment

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their

Updated on:March 23,2024

Survey heightens concern about pandemic's impact on education of students with autism

by Kessler FoundationCredit: CC0 Public DomainKessler Foundation scientists conducted an online survey of parents of school-aged children to compare the effects of pandemic-related school closures on

Updated on: February 22,2024

Survey heightens concern about pandemic's impact on education of students with autism

by Kessler FoundationCredit: CC0 Public DomainKessler Foundation scientists conducted an online survey of parents of school-aged children to compare the effects of pandemic-related school closures on

Updated on:February 22,2024

Children who lack sleep may experience detrimental impact on brain and cognitive development that persists over time

by University of Maryland School of MedicineThe images show the differences in gray matter volume (red areas) between children with sufficient sleep and those lacking sleep at both the beginning

Updated on: June 17,2024

Children who lack sleep may experience detrimental impact on brain and cognitive development that persists over time

by University of Maryland School of MedicineThe images show the differences in gray matter volume (red areas) between children with sufficient sleep and those lacking sleep at both the beginning

Updated on:June 17,2024

Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new Australian bill could improve kids' health

by Peter Breadon,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday independent MP and former GP Sophie Scamps willintroduce a billinto federal parliament that would restrict junk food a

Updated on: June 17,2024

Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new Australian bill could improve kids' health

by Peter Breadon,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday independent MP and former GP Sophie Scamps willintroduce a billinto federal parliament that would restrict junk food a

Updated on:June 17,2024

Timing of brain injury in pregnancy, birth may impact motor and language outcomes, study finds

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new UCSF study that mapped the neural connections of newborns with two different kinds of brain injuries found the ma

Updated on: February 20,2024

Timing of brain injury in pregnancy, birth may impact motor and language outcomes, study finds

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new UCSF study that mapped the neural connections of newborns with two different kinds of brain injuries found the ma

Updated on:February 20,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Here are 8 parenting goals to start the new year strong

by Steph Lee, MD MPH FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew Year resolutions are often sweeping and grand, but often you can reap the biggest rewards by building off the stre

Updated on: February 29,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Here are 8 parenting goals to start the new year strong

by Steph Lee, MD MPH FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew Year resolutions are often sweeping and grand, but often you can reap the biggest rewards by building off the stre

Updated on:February 29,2024