Clinical disorders in children, including symptoms, behavioural conditions and developmental concerns, helping parents better understand challenges and seek appropriate support.
As children with autism face a new school year, experts highlight strategies to ease their transition, emphasising early preparation, communication, and customised support for a smoother start. As summer ends, many parents are juggling excitement and apprehension as children prepare…
Travelling with children can disrupt sleep patterns due to environmental changes, but maintaining consistent routines and familiar signals can help babies settle better, easing travel stress for parents. Travel can unsettle a baby’s sleep because it changes several familiar cues…
Travel can disrupt babies’ sleep patterns by changing familiar cues, but maintaining core routines and familiar items can minimise the impact. Experts emphasise consistency and flexibility to help babies settle during trips, ensuring a smoother return to normal sleep patterns.…
As family visits and holiday trips disrupt infants’ sleep routines, experts advise simple strategies like maintaining routines, creating familiar sleep spaces, and sharing rooms to help babies stay settled amid the chaos. Family visits can unsettle a baby’s sleep because…
Extended daylight and rising temperatures can unsettle a baby’s sleep during summer, but practical measures like blackout curtains, temperature control, and consistent routines can help maintain restful nights. Summer can make a baby’s sleep look suddenly unpredictable, but the causes…
As summer disrupts children’s sleep patterns, experts emphasise the importance of maintaining routines to ensure a smoother return to school, highlighting practical strategies for parents to prevent unhealthy sleep drift and promote well-being. Summer can quickly undo a child’s sleep…
Research involving 684 children suggests that melatonin supplements may reduce REM sleep, prompting calls for caution and more regulated use among parents and healthcare professionals. Melatonin has become a common bedtime fix for children, but a new study suggests it…
Two groundbreaking studies highlight shared genetic mechanisms underlying depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions, paving the way for personalised treatments while emphasising the importance of environmental factors. Two new studies are sharpening the picture of why depression, anxiety and other…
Many children who struggle with social cues are often misunderstood; with targeted support and recognition, they can learn to navigate friendships and foster confidence, challenging the view that social awkwardness is fixed. Children who seem awkward in groups are often…
Psychologist Nicole Strüber highlights the importance of individual readiness in early childcare decisions, emphasising biological and behavioural cues over age-based rules to support children’s well-being in group environments. The question of when a child is ready for nursery is not…
A neurological condition affecting children’s ability to translate ideas into written words may be more widespread and varied than previously understood, prompting calls for earlier diagnosis and tailored support strategies. A child who can talk fluently yet comes to a…
Visual choice boards are emerging as essential tools to help neurodivergent children navigate daily routines with confidence, offering clear, manageable options that reduce overwhelm and foster independence. For many children, especially those who are neurodivergent, ordinary questions can quickly become…
