What’s Behind the US Baby Formula Shortage – and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Happen Again
By Steven A. Abrams, University of Texas at Austin A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American
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Eccema y los niños: Qué pueden hacer los padres para mantener saludables a sus hijos
Cuando la hija de Laura Fellows tenía apenas 2 meses, esta madre primeriza notó unas manchas ásperas, rojas y resecas
Read moreClean Out Your Medicine Cabinet for National Prescription Drug Takeback Day
April 30 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Not sure what to do with all the medicine cluttering up
Read moreA Thanksgiving Nightmare Ends in Gratitude
As told to Erica Rimlinger That Thanksgiving, a stomach virus was going around. My son Jackson, a freshman at Bucknell
Read moreHealth Insurance Coverage for Kids Through Medicaid and CHIP Helps Their Moms Too
By Sebastian Tello-Trillo, University of Virginia The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea
Read moreEczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Healthy
When Laura Fellows’ daughter was just 2 months old, the first-time mom noticed some rough, red, dry patches of skin
Read moreIt Feels Surreal When Covid Hits — but It’s Very Real
Last New Year’s Eve, I walked into my parent’s house after running errands and heard news I’ll never forget. My
Read moreQuestions to Ask Your Child’s Healthcare Provider About Meningitis B
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shelley Kim Meningitis B is an uncommon but serious disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
Read moreFast Facts: What Parents Need to Know About Meningitis B
Medically reviewed by Dr. Karen Bonnie Meningitis B is an uncommon but serious disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
Read moreMy Son Didn’t Commit a Crime When He Took His Own Life
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector On the day he died in 2016, my 20-year-old son, Austin, sounded like he
Read moreThe Truth About Vaccines
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Read moreEnd-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank You
By Deborah Carr, Boston University Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite this inevitability,
Read moreWhy Kids Shouldn’t Eat Added Sugar Before They Turn 2, According to a Nutritional Epidemiologist
By Lisa Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences I remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter,
Read moreRifts Between Older Mothers and Their Adult Children Usually Endure – Even Through Divorce, Illness and Death
By Megan Gilligan, Iowa State University At the start of every new year, individuals often make resolutions to change aspects
Read moreLove Conquers All: My Journey as the Mother of a Transgender Daughter
As told to The Human Rights Campaign You might be interested inTransgender Children’s Rights Are Under AttackRemoving Barriers to Cervical
Read moreMourning After Mass Shootings Isn’t Enough – a Sociologist Argues That Society’s Messages About Masculinity Need to Change
By Darcie Vandegrift, Drake University Today, Dec. 14, marks the anniversary of the tragic loss of children and teachers at
Read moreMost school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up
By Patrick Carter, University of Michigan; Marc A Zimmerman, University of Michigan, and Rebeccah Sokol, Wayne State University Four days
Read moreI’m an Infectious Disease Doctor. Yes, I’m Vaccinating Our 5-Year-Old Against Covid-19. Here Is Why You Should Too.
Alexander Wong, University of Saskatchewan I am an infectious disease physician. When it is our turn to vaccinate our five-year-old
Read moreThe FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5 to 11 – a Pediatrician Explains How the Drug Was Tested for Safety and Efficacy
By Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia Elementary school children in the United States will soon have one more layer of
Read moreKids With Obesity Need Acceptance From Family and Friends, Not Just Better Diet Tips, to Succeed at Managing Their Weight
By Amanda Harrist, Oklahoma State University and Laura Hubbs-Tait, Oklahoma State University Hundreds of programs over the past four decades
Read more‘Down to My Last Diaper’: The Anxiety of Parenting in Poverty
By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News For parents living in poverty, “diaper math” is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily
Read moreChildren With Disabilities Face Special Back-to-School Challenges
By Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News LOS ANGELES — Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow
Read moreSimple Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treating After Fauci Greenlighted Halloween 2021
By Meg Sorg, Purdue University The air is getting chillier, pumpkins are perched on porches and kids across the country
Read moreMy Adult ADHD Diagnosis Changed How I Parent My ADHD Kids
As told to Michele Wojciechowski October is ADHD Awareness Month. All my life, I knew something was different about me.
Read moreFacebook Has Known for a Year and a Half That Instagram Is Bad for Teens Despite Claiming Otherwise – Here Are the Harms Researchers Have Been Documenting for Years
By Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the
Read moreWomen Face Motherhood Penalty in STEM Careers Long Before They Actually Become Mothers
By Sarah Thebaud, University of California Santa Barbara and Catherine Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara The Research Brief is
Read moreWhat Young Kids Say Worked – and Didn’t Work – for Them During Virtual Learning
Mari Altshuler, Northwestern University On Aug. 30, 2021, my kid joined millions of children in walking through school doors as
Read moreWhy Students Learn Better When They Move Their Bodies Instead of Sitting Still at Their Desks
By Katie Headrick Taylor, University of Washington My son’s kindergarten teachers, holding class on Zoom last year, instructed: “Eyes watching,
Read moreWhat Happens When the Covid-19 Vaccines Enter the Body — a Road Map for Kids and Grown-ups
By Glenn J Rapsinski, University of Pittsburgh Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have
Read more7 Tips for LGBTQ Parents to Help Schools Fight Stigma and Ignorance
By Abbie E. Goldberg, Clark University Many parents want to ensure that their kids are in classrooms where they and
Read moreStudents Are Returning to School With Anxiety, Grief and Gaps in Social Skills – Will There Be Enough School Mental Health Resources?
By Sandra M. Chafouleas, University of Connecticut and Amy Briesch, Northeastern University Even before COVID-19, as many as 1 in
Read moreWhat You Need to Know About Back-to-School Vaccines
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Read moreHerd Immunity: What It Is and What It Has to Do With Your Child
To Chalea Andrejko and her family, herd immunity is not only important. It’s 100% necessary because Chalea’s 14-year-old daughter, Erikah,
Read moreGetting Caught Up on Back-to-School Vaccines
Morgan Aten’s son Isaac was due for his seven-year annual checkup in March 2020 — just as the country was
Read moreTips for a Safe and Healthy Return to School
Kate Schultz, a high school teacher from Madison, WI, has made back-to-school preparations many times since she started teaching 20
Read more5 Tips From a Play Therapist to Help Kids Express Themselves and Unwind
By Jessie D. Guest, University of South Carolina As many children go back to school after 18 months of global
Read moreWhen Postpartum Depression Hit, I Heard Only the Lies My Depression Told Me
As told to Erica Rimlinger After trying to conceive for over a year, my husband and I were thrilled when
Read moreWith a Little Help from Our Friends
In 2013, Melissa Berry was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. “It’s a very aggressive form, and there were some
Read moreNo Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was
Read moreTransgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
By Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In
Read moreClinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic Dermatitis
Medically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta The most common type of eczema, atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease
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