Too Much Screen Time Harms Preschoolers’ Sleep, Behavior

Too much screen time can sabotage preschoolers’ sleep, potentially turning them into terrors around the house, a new study warns. Bad sleep can exacerbate children’s…
Read onToo much screen time can sabotage preschoolers’ sleep, potentially turning them into terrors around the house, a new study warns. Bad sleep can exacerbate children’s…
Read onFor children genetically predisposed to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), exposure to cigarette smoke in the family home could raise that risk even higher, new research…
Read onPreschoolers prone to tantrums appear to have a higher risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by the time they reach school age, a new study says.…
Read onA sprain on the soccer field. A tumble to the floor at home. Kids get injured, but as a parent, when’s the right time to…
Read onParents can’t monitor everything their kids watch online, but a set of new guidelines may help young people manage their own viewing habits. “Research consistently…
Read onWomen who won’t leave the house without makeup or a spritz of hairspray may want to think twice about those habits when they’re pregnant or…
Read onAngry outbursts are common among children, as siblings squabble and kids protest the unfairness of rules like screen time limits. Now, a new survey shows…
Read onMost parents haven’t considered the potential risk of an unlocked, poorly stored firearm in a house their child is visiting, a new study shows. More…
Read onText messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve…
Read onThe health problems of preemie babies cause untold heartache for new parents. But these families also face a strained financial future, a new study finds.…
Read onAnxiety is driving more children with potentially dangerous food allergies to seek out psychological care, a new study finds. Focusing on one Ohio hospital, the…
Read onBaby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found. “Gray divorce” among folks 65 and…
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