Recent research highlights rising rates of eating disorders and mental health issues among young athletes, with sport culture and societal pressures amplifying risks for both girls and boys, prompting calls for increased awareness and professional support. Problems with food can…
Experts emphasise that children can enhance their communication skills through simple, playful routines during summer, avoiding formal drills in favour of natural conversations and games amidst everyday moments. As the long summer break begins, speech and language specialists are urging…
With the highest rate of vaccine exemptions in the US and decreasing immunisation coverage, Idaho faces a rising risk of measles outbreaks amid a nationwide decline in childhood vaccination rates, raising concerns among health officials and clinicians. As the US…
Recent studies reveal a sharp increase in autism diagnoses among girls and women in the US, prompting changes in recognition, diagnosis practices, and understanding of gender differences in autism presentation. The sharpest recent rise in US autism diagnoses is now…
From cold snacks to customised formats, recent guides reveal a shift in school lunch strategies, prioritising make-ahead, portable, and visually engaging meals that cater to children’s preferences and logistical realities. If the lunchbox used to be shorthand for a peanut…
Emerging research and interventions are transforming story time for autistic preschoolers, emphasising flexible, interaction-rich approaches that foster communication and literacy development rather than mere compliance. Shared reading for autistic preschoolers is being rethought by researchers and clinicians as far more…
New guidance reassures parents that tears at daycare are a normal developmental phase, offering practical strategies to help children cope with separation and foster healthy attachments. For many families, the hardest moment in the first weeks of childcare is not…
A 74% increase in suicidal crisis-related emergency visits among children in the US is exposing gaps in care at smaller hospitals, prompting calls for widespread mental-health support for all emergency departments and culturally responsive interventions. A sharp rise in children…
Recent federal cuts to food assistance threaten to reduce free meal access for thousands of US schoolchildren, risking a reversal of progress in hunger relief amid rising food prices and household financial pressures. As pupils return to classrooms this autumn,…
Experts advocate for continuous, age-appropriate dialogues between parents and children about drugs, emphasising understanding and connection over scare tactics amidst rising risks from substances like fentanyl and cannabis products. Parents are being told to retire the one-off drugs lecture and…
