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Is That Tantrum A Symptom Of ADHD? Study Examines Emotional Dysregulation In Young Kids
If you’re a parent, you’ve probably experienced the discomfort, embarrassment, and sense of helplessness that comes when your small child ...
Half Of Prenatal Vitamins Failed Vital Tests: Are Yours Safe And Effective?
One of the first steps for most women after confirming a pregnancy is to purchase prenatal vitamins. The hard part ...
A Difficult Childhood Could Blunt Brain Development According To New Research
“She’s had to grow up fast,” someone whispers. “Poor little thing, she’s had a hard time, but she’s like a ...
Study Links High School IQ Scores To Alcohol Consumption And Not The Way You’re Thinking
Remember when you were in school, an organization would come in to teach an anti-drug program? If you went to ...
The Strange Link Between Sugar-Free Chewing Gum And Healthier Birth Weight
In the United States, the infant mortality rate — defined by the number of babies who don’t survive to their ...
The CDC Says A Significant Number Of Teens Are Still Struggling With Mental Health
The CDC’s latest survey of high school students’ mental health has been released, and there’s plenty of reason for concern, ...
The Key To Raising Resilient Children Is Warmth And Love, This Study Confirms It
In 2020, COVID-19 hit the United States (and everywhere else) hard. By chance, this timing coincided with the last few ...
After School Meltdowns: 15 Tricks Parents And Experts Use To Ease The Transition
Your child’s teacher says that their self-control in the classroom is improving, but you’re not seeing it after school. Instead, ...
The Thousand Days You Should Limit Sugar In Your Child’s Diet, According To New Research
A new study investigated the effect of sugar in a child’s diet, going back to before birth. The research revealed ...
Link Between Childhood Attention Issues And Later Schizophrenia Examined In New Study
Numerous studies over the years have noted an overlap in some symptoms of ADHD with some symptoms of schizophrenia and ...
The Often Ignored Long-Term Effect Of Premature Birth: Parental Employment & Finances
When my daughter was born at 24 weeks gestation, everything was terrifying. Her survival, her ability to ever breathe or ...
Is Being The Oldest Child Hardest? New Study Uncovers The Effects
Have you checked in with your eldest child lately? The results of a new study suggest that your firstborn is ...
Walking Pneumonia, Whooping Cough And More On The Rise: What To Watch For
Illness in kids can be complicated, especially since they tend to struggle with the concept of resting and staying still ...
Under The Influencer: How Much Should You Share Online About Your Kids?
Most of us think of our posts about our kids similarly to how we feel about sharing the same information ...
Are Autism & ADHD Linked? Study Finds High Comorbidity
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and autism, as well as a variety of developmental delays and disorders, can have many symptoms ...
School Bathroom Policies Have Parents Divided After A Teacher Speaks Out On TikTok
Sometimes, it seems that we spend the first few years of a child’s life teaching him to recognize his body’s ...
What Are Examples Of Relational Bullying Parents Should Watch For?
We know that school bullying has lasting effects on our children, and that there are many kinds of bullying. In ...
Are Crocs OK For Kids’ Feet? Podiatrists Weigh In
There are few shoes over which consumers, particularly parents, are more divided than Crocs and similar styles. They’re super easy ...
Teachers On Leave After Allegedly Giving Kids “Natural” Substances For Sleep
Melatonin can be an effective tool for helping children (and adults) get the rest they need. It may be recommended ...
The Most Common Illnesses Caught At School, And How To Spot And Treat Them
As the weather cools and our kids spend more time inside, in close spaces with others, it’s the season when ...
The Co-Sleeping Conundrum: How Parents, Pediatricians, And Child Protective Services Clash
The newborn sleep stages are beyond exhausting; they’re utterly sanity-destroying. Plopping the baby in a crib, for many parents, is ...
Research Reveals The Best Ways To Address Your Child’s Injuries And Pain
When our kids get minor scrapes and bruises, it can be hard to know how to react. There’s an impulse ...
School Bathroom Policies Have Parents Anxious About Their Kids’ Health
One parent just went viral with a social media post about the bathroom policy at their child’s school. That poster ...
Could A Law Limiting Teen And Preteen Smartphone Access Ever Fly?
In the 1980s and early 1990s, when I was walking to the store to pick up a package of cigarettes ...