Teens have a higher risk of self-injury — deliberately cutting or burning themselves — if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a…
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Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they’ve just suffered through is real. Dr. Anis Rehman, an…
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Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children’s risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a…
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Many younger children could be permanently damaging their hearing by blasting loud music on their earbuds and headphones, a new report finds. Two in three…
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Lockdown drills have become a shudder-inducing part of American life, preparing kids to lie low and keep quiet if a gunman chooses to roam their…
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Talking about the “good old days” might elicit eye rolls from teenagers, but it could be the key to boosting a preschooler’s language skills, a…
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Television has been wryly referred to as the “electronic babysitter,” but a new study argues TV or other media could stunt a child’s language development.…
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A shift in parenting early in a child’s development might help curb the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. When a preschooler…
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Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found. Older adults who use a…
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Kids are more likely to lie to their parents if their parents have been lying to them — even with positive “white” lies, a new…
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While marriage can be hard work, a new survey suggests it can also be a powerful elixir for happiness. Adults who are married report being…
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Is ‘practice makes perfect’ true for the male erection, too? That’s the suggestion from a Swedish study involving amorous male mice. It found that getting…
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