Clinical disorders in children, including symptoms, behavioural conditions and developmental concerns, helping parents better understand challenges and seek appropriate support.
Parents should be alert to ongoing tiredness in children, which can indicate sleep problems, nutritional deficiencies, or other underlying conditions requiring early diagnosis and treatment. Children often go through bursts of tiredness, but persistent fatigue is something parents should not…
New insights into how trauma alters memory processing highlight the importance of trauma-informed approaches in healthcare, justice, and personal relationships. Trauma can leave memory feeling less like a story and more like a series of sharp fragments. Survivors may struggle…
Night-time screams from toddlers’ rooms can signal different sleep issues: night terrors and nightmares. Recognising their distinct features and appropriate responses can help parents manage these common childhood disturbances effectively. Night-time screaming from a toddler’s room can point to two…
Iceland has launched a nationwide digital service enabling parents of children as young as five to seek mental health support for anxiety without referrals, demonstrating a scalable model for faster, accessible care within primary health services. Iceland has moved a…
New research highlights that children with molluscum contagiosum, especially when lesions are on visible areas, experience higher depression and anxiety, prompting calls for holistic care approaches. Children with molluscum contagiosum may face more than a fleeting skin rash. A new…
In Côte d’Ivoire, pervasive myths linking autism and mental health issues to superstition hinder early diagnosis and support, calling for a concerted effort across government, communities, and media to improve awareness and access to professional care. Autism and mental health…
As social platforms like TikTok and Instagram dominate teenagers’ lives, experts warn that curated images and filters are redefining beauty ideals, impacting young people’s self-image and mental health. Emphasis is placed on fostering critical digital literacy to combat harmful comparisons.…
A new perspective highlights that children often mask the true extent of their academic struggles, with effort exerted at home revealing hidden fatigue and emotional strain, prompting calls for more nuanced parental support. A child who looks fine at school…
New research uncovers early developmental brain pathways affected by various genetic forms of autism, highlighting potential for personalised treatments tailored to developmental stage and sex. Scientists have identified biological changes shared across several genetic forms of autism, a finding that…
Research reveals clinicians often differ in assessing autism severity in young children, prompting calls for clearer guidelines and holistic evaluation tools to guide treatment and support planning. A new study has found that clinicians do not always agree when rating…
A recent study reveals distinctive neural response patterns in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury, highlighting altered emotional processing that may influence decision-making under stress. Adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury show different patterns of brain activity when processing negative facial expressions, according to…
Recent research and expert organisations reveal that dyslexic students face significant, often under-identified, maths difficulties linked to processing speed, memory, and reasoning , prompting calls for more explicit teaching approaches and better support strategies. Many dyslexic students also struggle with…
