A 2026 JAMA study of 8,957 U.S. kids found smartphone ownership at 12 linked to significantly higher eating disorder symptoms by age 14.
Losing a parent grief can reshape your health, family, and identity in ways no one prepares you for. Here are six hard truths backed by research.
Sophia has ranked among the top popular baby names in the US since 2006 and held No. 5 in 2025.
Gen X grandparents are being called the worst by Millennials on social media. Here's what the retirement data and latchkey childhoods reveal
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at higher risk of medical issues and are more prone to gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, which can worsen the symptoms of ASD, significantly affecting their health, learning, and development, and impacting their behavior. Gastrointestinal health in children with ASD has become an important area of research, with researchers looking...
Yep…it’s not just their direct screen time. Your use of technology while you’re in their presence may matter too. Children are sponges in their younger years, both mirroring your behaviors and absorbing what and how you respond in different situations. That means your behaviors and your “presence” really count. And with phones, tablets, and other...
Parental punishment hair shaving goes viral — but research shows humiliation-based discipline raises anxiety, depression
Early puberty in girls is accelerating, with first periods arriving nearly a year sooner than a generation ago.
Learn to spot otrovert signs in children — from preferring one-on-one connections to resisting group traditions — and how to support your
Most parents would do anything to protect their children. They stay up late worrying, plan carefully, and pour real love into their families every single day. And yet, some of the most painful wounds a child carries into adulthood don’t come from absent parents or obvious neglect. They come from well-meaning ones. The truth is...
Most parents know that moment of dread – your child is scratching furiously in the middle of the night, pulling at their pajamas, too groggy to explain what’s wrong, too uncomfortable to go back to sleep. You check for rashes, worry about bugs, wonder if the laundry detergent changed. What you might not think of...
Every start of the school year, particularly as the weather turns cool, cases of pediatric flu, aka flu in children, rise. This year, however, the influenza surge sweeping through communities is not just any bad flu season. It is the most severe pediatric crisis many have witnessed since the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic. Reports from the...
