A three-year study of 1,821 Chinese children found that smartphone problems either declined or intensified, with family and peer pressures shaping early risk before emotional difficulties became more prominent. A new study in the British Journal of Psychology suggests that…
Hospital admissions among Danish babies aged under six months fell from an average of 1,128 to 296 after pregnant women were offered RSV vaccination, researchers say. Denmark’s new RSV vaccination programme for pregnant women appears to have delivered a swift…
Ireland’s food safety watchdog has issued its first dietary guidance for nine- to 18-year-olds, urging balanced nutrition during puberty and cautioning against protein powders and non-soya dairy alternatives. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued its first scientific dietary…
Physical outbursts can signal stress, developmental challenges or wider conflict at home. Experts recommend prioritising safety, identifying triggers and repairing relationships after the crisis. Conflict between children and parents is common, but when it turns physical it can unsettle a…
A study of 1,526 rural adolescents links parental emotional neglect to internet addiction, with avoidance of painful feelings emerging as the strongest pathway. A study of rural children in western China suggests that emotional neglect from parents working away from…
A study of nearly 17,000 children in poor counties of Hunan province found anaemia prevalence fell from 29.3% to 6.2% between 2016 and 2023, with greater benefits among regular users of the fortified supplement Yingyangbao. A long-running nutrition programme in…
A year-long study of Estonian preschoolers found that automatic neural responses to speech duration became more adult-like in typically developing children, but changed less clearly in those with developmental language disorder. Children with developmental language disorder may process speech sounds…
More than 150 health professionals say the rapid expansion of classroom technology is outpacing safeguards and putting children’s eyesight, language development and wider wellbeing at risk. More than 150 clinicians have urged ministers to confront what they describe as a…
Parents should respond to signs of distress with calm conversation, careful listening and prompt professional support rather than relying on an app to identify a crisis. When a teenager appears distressed and is turning to ChatGPT or another chatbot for…
Resting-state brain scans found reduced directional connectivity in autistic children, with the strongest differences concentrated in networks involved in self-reflection and social cognition. A study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry has found that autistic and typically developing children show different…
