A survey in Indonesia reveals high daily sugar intake among young children, prompting health experts to advocate gradual reduction strategies to prevent long-term health issues. Sweetened foods and drinks have become a growing concern for parents in Indonesia, where experts…
Families seeking urgent mental health or addiction care must scrutinise licensing, accreditation, and clinician credentials to avoid scams and ensure appropriate treatment matching, amidst warnings over deceptive marketing and legal risks. Families searching for mental health or addiction treatment often…
New Zealand experts argue that addressing systemic barriers in sports environments is essential to increasing participation, confidence, and leadership opportunities for girls and young women, rather than focusing solely on individual confidence-building. Girls should not have to be taught confidence…
Health experts emphasise starting early and integrating small, routine lessons into daily life to teach children about consent, boundaries, and body autonomy, with practical strategies for parents and caregivers. Teaching children about consent and boundaries is less about one big…
Parents seeking practical solutions to enhance their child’s iron levels can now focus on simple dietary changes, especially at breakfast, with new guidance emphasising the importance of pairing iron-rich foods with vitamin C and timing of milk consumption. Parents looking…
Experts warn that synthetic faces and bodies on social media could intensify body dissatisfaction, especially in young and vulnerable populations, as the line between real and AI-created imagery blurs. AI-generated faces and bodies are becoming a familiar part of social…
Clymb, a minority- and woman-led startup supported by Maryland’s TEDCO, is expanding its personalised emotional wellness platform across US schools, emphasising culturally responsive and easy-to-use mindfulness tools for children’s mental health. On a recent Kids Yoga Stories podcast, Giselle Shardlow…
New Dutch research highlights the effectiveness of combined trauma and parenting therapies in helping mothers recover and reconnect with their children after intimate partner violence, amid persistent domestic abuse figures. Children and parents escaping intimate partner violence need more than…
New research from Binghamton University reveals that children’s attention to emotional faces varies with depression risk and family history, offering insights into early detection and intervention. A child’s eye movements may reveal more than first appears. New research from Binghamton…
A large US study reveals that teenagers who walk 12,000 or more steps daily are less likely to experience emotional and behavioural difficulties a year later, with brain scans indicating possible biological benefits of increased movement. A large US study…
