As smartphone ownership among children rises, parents face the complex task of balancing independence, safety, and digital boundaries amid growing concerns and evolving guidance. Giving a child a smartphone is less a milestone than a handover of freedom, and parents…
A comprehensive review highlights childhood severe obesity as a growing health concern linked to long-term risks. Experts emphasise the importance of early detection and family-based interventions to prevent lifelong complications, with new simple measures aiding early risk identification. Severe obesity…
Soccer is embracing heavyweight resistance training as a key to improving speed, power, and injury resilience, challenging longstanding misconceptions about strength work in the sport. Heavy weight training has long been treated with suspicion in soccer, but that hesitation is…
A review underscores how responsibly monitoring growth and development in young athletes can enhance safety, fairness, and training efficiency, amid concerns over body image and ethics. A growing debate over how youth sport should monitor children’s development is drawing attention…
Emerging research suggests that engaging children with descriptive language about colours, shapes, and categories through play can enhance their mental flexibility, with benefits extending into academic success and emotional well-being. A young child’s ability to stop, think and shift course…
As temperatures soar, no-cook meal prep emerges as a practical solution for quick, fresh, and safe summer lunches, transforming household routines with effortless and portable cold dishes. When the heat rises, the idea of switching on an oven can feel…
Dr Cassidy Freitas highlights how recognising early warning signs in the nervous system and addressing parental stress and trauma can help prevent impulsive reactions and foster calmer parenting practices. Parents who find themselves snapping at a child and then instantly…
A Queensland service has significantly reduced wait times for toddler developmental assessments by redesigning its care pathway, demonstrating that faster access can be achieved through system reform rather than increased demand. A Queensland developmental assessment service has cut waiting times…
A year after warnings of neglect, the NHS faces a widening backlog in community child health services, with long waits for assessments and stark inequalities impacting vulnerable children and families. A year after the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child…
Medical experts warn against judging a child’s health solely by their appearance, advocating broader assessments and emphasising healthy habits to support growth and wellbeing. Children who look chubby are not necessarily healthier, and doctors say that assumption can hide real…
