While protein is increasingly featured in children’s foods, experts advise that most children meet their needs through balanced meals rather than supplements or fortified options, highlighting the risks of excessive consumption. Protein seems to be turning up everywhere in children’s…
While protein has become a dietary shorthand for health, nutrition specialists caution against excessive supplementation in children, emphasising balance and the risks of displacement of other vital nutrients. Most children meet their needs through ordinary meals, with concerns focusing more…
A new study published in JAMA Network Open indicates that melatonin use outside hospital settings results in only slight alterations in children’s sleep patterns, chiefly a modest reduction in REM sleep, with no major impacts observed overall. A new study…
The European Commission has expanded Bavarian Nordic’s Imvanex vaccine approval to include children from 2 years old, enhancing protection amid a severe mpox outbreak affecting vulnerable populations in Africa and Europe. The European Commission has expanded Bavarian Nordic’s Imvanex vaccine…
A recent study reveals that explicit coding of child physical abuse in German hospitals remains rare, highlighting ongoing underreporting despite increased safeguarding efforts and broader data indicators. Administrative coding for child physical abuse in German hospitals remained uncommon from 2019…
Children often exhibit mental and emotional exhaustion after school, intensified by recent changes and social demands. Experts highlight the importance of diet, sleep, and routines in helping children recover and thrive. Children who come home drained after school are often…
As the new academic year approaches, families are advised to start early with routines, organisation, and emotional support to ensure a calm and confident return to school for children of all ages. The move from summer to the school term…
As the new school term begins, an increasing number of teenagers with obstructive sleep apnoea face disrupted sleep and declining academic and social performance, prompting calls for heightened awareness and treatment. As the new school year approaches, sleep is often…
Experts recommend practical tools like pause, acknowledge, contain, and engage to help children manage overthinking and build confidence, with early intervention crucial when worries impact daily life. Parents often recognise the pattern before their children can name it: one small…
The Department for Education’s new evidence review highlights the complexities of behaviour interventions for autistic children in mainstream schools, raising concerns over masking and gender biases, and urging a focus on what truly benefits the child rather than ease of…
