Understand your child’s development through milestones, expert insights and practical advice covering cognitive, emotional, social and physical growth.
Fresh studies highlight how a mother’s mental health during pregnancy influences her child’s cognitive outcomes and emotional wellbeing, with wider social factors also playing a crucial role. Pregnancy is often framed as a time when women should simply stay calm…
Research from Queen’s University shows that anxiety can alter how autistic and ADHD traits impact children’s daily well-being, with effects varying across different contexts and traits. Anxiety may do more than sit alongside autism and ADHD traits in children and…
While anxiety after illness in children often reflects temporary distress, distinguishing it from underlying psychiatric or medical conditions requires careful assessment of symptoms, timing, and context, especially when physical or neurological signs are present. A child who seems more anxious…
Experts highlight recent warning signs indicating potential neurological issues in children with delayed speech, emphasising the importance of early diagnosis within the critical first three years. A child who is slow to start talking does not automatically have a developmental…
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Royal Holloway argue that understanding autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and related conditions as part of a broader, genetic spectrum can lead to earlier identification and more comprehensive educational support for children. Researchers say…
A recent clinical trial reveals that targeted cognitive behavioural therapy interventions in schools are more effective than media literacy education at reducing gaming disorder symptoms among vulnerable adolescents. A school-based prevention programme built around cognitive behavioural therapy has outperformed a…
As teenagers seek more independence in healthcare conversations, medical experts highlight the importance of confidentiality in encouraging honesty, while balancing parental involvement and safeguarding concerns. As children move into adolescence, the ground rules of a routine check-up begin to change.…
A UK-led initiative has pinpointed the top research questions to improve social and emotional wellbeing in young children, highlighting urgent needs in trauma support, early diagnosis, and culturally tailored services amid funding gaps. Researchers in the United Kingdom have set…
Children displaying habits like lip biting and skin picking may be experiencing more than simple fidgeting. Experts emphasise the importance of recognising underlying causes and understanding when such behaviours become disruptive or damaging. Children who bite their lips, pick at…
New analysis reveals persistent disparities in oral health, obesity, vaccination, and mortality among Scotland’s children, with the poorest communities bearing the heaviest burden and progress stalling in crucial areas. Children in Scotland’s poorest communities continue to face the worst health…
Experts advise parents to focus on a child’s individual growth pattern and genetic potential rather than comparing against peers, identifying when medical intervention is necessary to address genuine growth concerns. Parents who worry that a child is too short are…
An updated clinical guideline in Canada highlights straightforward, low-cost techniques to reduce anxiety and pain during vaccinations, aiming to improve uptake and minimise distress among all age groups amid the busy autumn immunisation season. A new clinical guideline says vaccination…
