A brief online programme led by parents has demonstrated significant short-term reductions in children’s screen use and parental stress, offering a potential scalable approach to managing digital media issues among families. A brief, parent-led online programme may help families cut…
Parents play a vital role in supporting teens through stress by fostering resilience with simple, consistent strategies such as active listening, routine, and modelling healthy coping skills, as new guidance highlights the importance of small, regular efforts. Parents often want…
Studies reveal that even fleeting exposure to background TV can diminish young children’s play, focus, and parent-child engagement, raising concerns about longstanding effects and household habits. Many households once left the television running as a kind of domestic wallpaper: not…
Recent research indicates that background TV can disrupt young children’s play and conversation, altering their immediate environment, though its lasting impact on attention spans is still debated. A television left running in the background may not hold a young child’s…
A comprehensive study of over 1,400 children with fragile X syndrome reveals that sensory difficulties underpin multiple behavioural concerns, offering new targets for intervention and earlier diagnosis. A new analysis of the largest clinic-based study of fragile X syndrome has…
Bulacan’s annual Singkaban Festival celebrates Filipino culture, heritage, and local commerce with vibrant parades, fireworks, and a tourism fair, reaffirming its status as the province’s premier cultural event amid a week of festivities. Bulacan’s annual Singkaban Festival is in full…
Research based on the FORWARD registry reveals that anxiety and attention problems are the most common behavioural concerns among children with fragile X syndrome, with many experiencing multiple overlapping issues that require comprehensive treatment approaches. Children with fragile X syndrome…
Brazil’s public health system has vaccinated over one million children under five with the new Pneumo 20 vaccine since June, aiming to enhance protection against pneumococcal diseases and reduce childhood hospitalisations. Brazil’s public health system has vaccinated more than 1…
A 20-minute workout may support memory and concentration as effectively as a nap after a sleepless night, according to McGill University research, offering a practical option for shift workers and emergency personnel. A short burst of exercise may help the…
A US trial reveals that additional financial support to low-income mothers can lead to measurable reductions in biological ageing markers in their four-year-old children, highlighting a potential biological benefit of poverty alleviation strategies. A US trial of monthly cash payments…
