A child psychologist shares 6 common parenting habits to break and offers simple, practical alternatives for each one.

Three out of every 10 Brazilian children and adolescents complain of musculoskeletal pain (affecting bones, ligaments and ...

Trust your gut The most common cause of stomach pain in children is functional abdominal pain—where no structural problem is found. However, if stomach complaints are becoming frequent and disruptive, ...

For decades, researchers have documented an achievement gap between children from higher- and lower-income families. On average, children with more resources perform better in school and on cognitive ...

The digitalization of modern society has introduced complex sociological challenges for children and adolescents by altering the structure of their daily lives and social interactions. These changes ...

Children fall, scrape their knees, and complain of being tired after long school days. Most of the time, these things are ...

Feeling dizzy once in a while is something most of us brush off as harmless. But when these dizzy spells happen often, whether in children or women, they can point to underlying health issues that ...

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Three thyroid-related conditions that children may more commonly develop include Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thyroid nodules. Talking with their pediatrician about symptoms and ...

Screen media multitasking (SMM), or using ≥2 screens simultaneously, is associated with child behavioral problems, but its effects on executive function (EF) in younger children remain unclear. This ...