Clinical disorders in children, including symptoms, behavioural conditions and developmental concerns, helping parents better understand challenges and seek appropriate support.
Establishing a simple, consistent weekly check-in can enhance understanding, reduce frustration, and foster trust between parents and schools, especially for children with disabilities or learning challenges. For many parents, the hardest part of school communication is not deciding what to…
Specialists highlight subtle early indicators of dyslexia in young children, emphasising the importance of recognising memory, rhyming, and sequencing challenges before reading struggles become apparent. Parents often assume a child who cannot recite a nursery rhyme, muddles letters or forgets…
New research highlights the limitations of the traditional five-stage grief model, urging organisations to adopt more nuanced approaches that recognise individual and fluctuating emotional journeys after loss. Grief is often treated as if it follows a tidy sequence, but real…
Child psychologists highlight that feelings of dread about returning to school on Sunday evenings often mask underlying emotional struggles, urging parents and educators to recognise and address these concerns early. Children who dread school on Sunday evening are not simply…
Tailored, small-scale interventions such as visual schedules, task chunking, and movement breaks can significantly improve how children with processing or attention difficulties manage their school day, without added pressure. Helping a child keep up with the pace of a classroom…
A large-scale South Korean study finds that women diagnosed with sleep disorders before or during pregnancy are more likely to have children later diagnosed with neurodevelopmental conditions, highlighting the importance of sleep in preconception and prenatal care. A major South…
A sharp increase in antidepressant and antipsychotic prescribing among teenagers, particularly girls, prompts concerns over prescribing practices, escalation speeds, and safety safeguards amidst expanding access and off-label use. A routine question about increasing a teenager’s sertraline dose opens onto a…
Growing evidence underscores that avoiding natural recovery, parents and clinicians should pursue early, multidisciplinary intervention for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, a persistent condition affecting children’s health and well-being. Parents often hope a child who eats only a narrow range…
Despite improved engagement, young people with opioid use disorder face significant barriers to sustained treatment, with racial inequities and systemic challenges hampering recovery efforts amid rising overdose deaths. The American Academy of Pediatrics urged doctors eight years ago to offer…
Practical preparation, visual aids, and sensory strategies are key to making grocery trips manageable for children with autism, turning a challenging task into a routine that can be repeated with confidence. Grocery shopping can be one of the most routine…
New research uncovers how dating apps, contrary to expectations, can intensify social difficulties for autistic young adults through the demands of digital communication and emotional management. A new study is challenging the idea that dating apps make romance easier for…
Emerging studies reveal that teenage addiction risk is shaped by a complex interplay of biological, environmental, and behavioural factors, underscoring the importance of targeted prevention strategies. Most teenagers who try alcohol or drugs do not go on to develop addiction,…
