Why is it important to teach children about body safety and boundaries?

by Shalon NienowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe statistics reported by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network are sobering: 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 20 boys will experience sexual abuse or s

Updated on: June 08,2024

Why is it important to teach children about body safety and boundaries?

by Shalon NienowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe statistics reported by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network are sobering: 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 20 boys will experience sexual abuse or s

Updated on:June 08,2024

COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5: What you should know

By Jeffrey Norris,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents of children under the age of five-years-old now have the option to vaccinate their infants and

Updated on: March 14,2024

COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5: What you should know

By Jeffrey Norris,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents of children under the age of five-years-old now have the option to vaccinate their infants and

Updated on:March 14,2024

Group child care positively affects toddler development, study finds

byTohoku UniversityCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsFor about 60 years, the prevailing wisdom in Japan, the so-called "Three-Year-Old Myth," has held that children should be raised

Updated on: February 18,2025

Group child care positively affects toddler development, study finds

byTohoku UniversityCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsFor about 60 years, the prevailing wisdom in Japan, the so-called "Three-Year-Old Myth," has held that children should be raised

Updated on:February 18,2025

What is this bright red birthmark on my baby?

by DeeDee StiepanCredit: CC0 Public DomainA hemangioma, also known as a strawberry birthmark, is a bright red birthmark that shows up in the first or second week of life. It looks like a rubbery bump

Updated on: June 04,2024

What is this bright red birthmark on my baby?

by DeeDee StiepanCredit: CC0 Public DomainA hemangioma, also known as a strawberry birthmark, is a bright red birthmark that shows up in the first or second week of life. It looks like a rubbery bump

Updated on:June 04,2024

Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive performance and mental well-being in adolescence

by University of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they

Updated on: June 12,2024

Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive performance and mental well-being in adolescence

by University of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they

Updated on:June 12,2024

We need to focus on cholesterol levels even in childhood

by University of OsloProfessor Kirsten Holven in her lab at the Department of Nutrition at the University of Oslo, Norway. Credit: Cecilie Bakken Hoestmark, UiOToday, the main focus is on lowerin

Updated on: February 24,2024

We need to focus on cholesterol levels even in childhood

by University of OsloProfessor Kirsten Holven in her lab at the Department of Nutrition at the University of Oslo, Norway. Credit: Cecilie Bakken Hoestmark, UiOToday, the main focus is on lowerin

Updated on:February 24,2024

Transcatheter PDA closure increasingly used for very low birth-weight infants

by Elana GotkineFor very low birth-weight (VLBW) infants, transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is increasingly used, with selected short-term outcomes slightly more favorable, a

Updated on: July 17,2024

Transcatheter PDA closure increasingly used for very low birth-weight infants

by Elana GotkineFor very low birth-weight (VLBW) infants, transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is increasingly used, with selected short-term outcomes slightly more favorable, a

Updated on:July 17,2024

What Is Pediatric Asthma?

What Is Pediatric Asthma?ByPat Bass, MDUpdated on February 13, 2022Medically reviewed bySanja Jelic, MDPediatric asthma is a chronic respiratory disease in which a child's

Updated on: February 19,2024

What Is Pediatric Asthma?

What Is Pediatric Asthma?ByPat Bass, MDUpdated on February 13, 2022Medically reviewed bySanja Jelic, MDPediatric asthma is a chronic respiratory disease in which a child's

Updated on:February 19,2024

An AI-aided stethoscope can improve home monitoring of asthma in very young children

byAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults and older children with asthma can take objective measures of symptoms such as peak expiratory flow (PEF), the vol

Updated on: January 02,2024

An AI-aided stethoscope can improve home monitoring of asthma in very young children

byAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults and older children with asthma can take objective measures of symptoms such as peak expiratory flow (PEF), the vol

Updated on:January 02,2024

Bypassing oral immunotherapy buildup safe in children with food allergy

by Lori SolomonAn initial phase of multifood sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) that bypasses oral immunotherapy (OIT) buildup is safe and effective, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the&

Updated on: March 27,2024

Bypassing oral immunotherapy buildup safe in children with food allergy

by Lori SolomonAn initial phase of multifood sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) that bypasses oral immunotherapy (OIT) buildup is safe and effective, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the&

Updated on:March 27,2024

Babies' heartbeats may hold key to their first words

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are

Updated on: January 12,2025

Babies' heartbeats may hold key to their first words

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are

Updated on:January 12,2025

Boost in infant genetics research could change lives, say researchers

byUniversity of SurreyInfant phenotypes listed in the ICF. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01822-7Investment in research into genetics could dramatically improv

Updated on: July 25,2024

Boost in infant genetics research could change lives, say researchers

byUniversity of SurreyInfant phenotypes listed in the ICF. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01822-7Investment in research into genetics could dramatically improv

Updated on:July 25,2024