Parents often feel blindsided when children display disruptive behaviour at school but are calm at home, but experts say behaviour is a form of communication influenced by environment and individual temperament, urging understanding over punishment. When a report card meeting…
While often overlooked or mistaken for stress, adult ADHD can subtly disrupt concentration, organisation and relationships, with late diagnoses making support crucial for improved wellbeing. Everyday life can make concentration, organisation and memory feel harder than usual. But when those…
Occupational therapists play a vital role in early intervention, working alongside families to support children’s development in natural environments, with a family-centred approach guided by federal policies and legal frameworks. Early intervention occupational therapy sits at the intersection of child…
A mother’s candid car ride highlights that honest, incremental conversations about puberty and sex, despite clumsy moments, foster trust and understanding more effectively than scripted speeches. Many parents imagine “the talk” as a calm, carefully planned moment: a private sofa…
While some children prefer to play alone during recess, experts emphasise that solitary play can foster independence and creativity. Recognising when such behaviour indicates a problem is key for parents and teachers to provide appropriate support. A child who prefers…
President Trump’s proposal to separate the MMR vaccine threatens to reverse over 50 years of disease control and risks a resurgence of measles, mumps, and rubella outbreaks, experts warn. President Donald Trump’s push to split the measles, mumps and rubella…
A recent study highlights the significance of early mineral and glucose shifts in very premature babies, revealing potential strategies for personalised nutritional care to enhance growth and reduce risks in vulnerable infants. Very small premature babies face a metabolic fault…
A new expert consensus urges recognising stuttering as a neurobiological condition rather than solely an anxiety-driven problem, calling for revised treatment approaches and increased research collaboration. A panel of clinicians and people who stutter has urged a new way of…
A new clinic at Cheshire Medical Center offers specialised, less intimidating care for children and teenagers who may have experienced sexual abuse, expanding access to vital forensic and medical support. Cheshire Medical Center has opened a new clinic in Keene…
Cingulate unveils new peer-reviewed pharmacokinetic data supporting its multi-release ADHD medication CTx-1301, strengthening its clinical evidence amid ongoing FDA review delays. Cingulate says new peer-reviewed data strengthen the scientific case for its once-daily ADHD medicine CTx-1301, after a study in…
