Clinical disorders in children, including symptoms, behavioural conditions and developmental concerns, helping parents better understand challenges and seek appropriate support.
The former reality television star says she hid increasingly restrictive eating habits as a teenager until her mother responded with compassion and daily accountability. Jinger Duggar has spoken candidly about a painful teenage struggle with an eating disorder, describing how…
A new north-west England research programme will co-design and pilot a trauma-responsive model with young people and staff in six children’s homes. A new research programme in the north of England is aiming to change how children’s homes respond to…
Changes in sleep, appetite, energy and physical symptoms can signal that stress, anxiety or sadness is affecting more than emotional wellbeing. Emotional strain is not just a passing sense of unease. It can be the body’s way of signalling that…
A survey of 600 US paediatric prescribers found that confidence about state laws was one of the strongest predictors of whether clinicians had treated adolescents with buprenorphine. A new survey of US paediatric prescribers suggests that the main obstacle to…
Researchers identified more than 1,500 previously unknown microexons, including hundreds specific to the brain, and found rare variants that may disrupt their role in neural development. Researchers have uncovered a broader set of tiny genetic segments that may help explain…
Experts say difficulties with rhyming, speech sounds and language in the preschool years can signal dyslexia, making early recognition and targeted support crucial. Dyslexia is more than a child simply “reading slowly”. Experts told Atlanta Parent that it is a…
Growing up around volatile moods may make some children more alert to subtle emotional cues, but research suggests this heightened sensitivity is a limited adaptation rather than a universal social advantage. Growing up in a home where arguments were common…
The first national estimate of binge eating among US high school students provides a baseline for earlier detection, after 40.5% reported the behaviour in the previous month. The first national estimate of binge eating among U.S. high school students suggests…
A study of more than 9,600 children found that consuming roughly two cans of cola a week was associated with shorter sleep, small brain differences and greater psychological distress, although it does not prove caffeine is the cause. Children who…
Men account for a substantial share of eating-disorder diagnoses, yet stigma and persistent stereotypes can leave symptoms overlooked , particularly among LGBTQ+ men. Eating disorders are often described in public conversation as a problem that affects only young women, but…
Adoption UK says families are being left without timely, specialist help as trauma-related difficulties intensify through adolescence and beyond. Adoptive families across the UK are being asked to carry intense emotional and practical demands with too little help, according to…
Both long-acting ADHD treatments can improve focus and impulse control, but their different drug classes, onset times and duration can affect which medicine suits a patient. Concerta and Vyvanse are both long-acting stimulant medicines used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or…
