Child Health News
5 Ways to Get Your Teen to Stop Drinking Energy Drinks
Are you concerned that your teenage son or daughter is drinking too many energy drinks? Between 30% and 50% of young adults say that they ...
How to Spot Injuries in Young Kids
Young children often cannot communicate when they have been hurt, but there are physical cues parents can look for in their children. Here are some ...
4 Reasons to Keep Your Daughter Out of Child’s Beauty Pageants
If you’ve ever watched Toddlers & Tiaras on The Learning Channel, you’ve probably seen some the horrendous behavior displayed by parents and children in the ...
Football Brain Damage: Should Parents Worry?
With stories in the news about ex-football players succumbing to dementia and suicide, brain damage from playing football over a period of years has come ...
High Food Insecurity for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
A new study conducted by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has found that low-income families with children that have special healthcare needs have a ...
What Parents Need to Know About OCD in Children
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes severe discomfort for sufferers. Persistent, unwanted images, thoughts and images take over, causing a considerable amount ...
5 Tips for Protecting Your Child from Becoming Obese
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rates of childhood obesity have increased considerably in the past few decades. In 1980, only ...
5 Ways to Help Your Child Be More Physically Active
According to a June 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 17 percent of children in the U.S. are obese. The CDC ...
Discussing Sex with Your Teenage Son
Though talking about sex with your children can be awkward, don’t avoid it. Even if your teenager already knows about sex, you still need to ...
The Danger Window Blinds Pose to Toddlers
Parenting can sometimes seem like a constant series of emergencies, with threats to your child’s health around every corner. From the sodas that children drink ...
4 Warning Signs Your Child May Be Using Inhalant Drugs
Inhalant drugs are dangerous chemicals you cannot see. They are harmful vapors emitted from products such as glue, paint, gasoline, polish for shoes, and fluid ...
Parenting 101: Food Allergies
These days, the possibility of food allergies lurks everywhere. The doctor warns the new mother not to let her 6-month-old try shellfish or eggs. The ...
Benefits of Making Babyfood at Home
If you’re a new mom, you want what’s best for your baby. A healthy baby begins with good nutrition. Supermarket shelves are loaded with prepared ...
How to Teach Mindfulness Meditation to Children
Mindfulness meditation is practiced sitting with eyes closed, cross-legged on a cushion with your back straight. Attention is put on the movement of the abdomen when ...
How to Prepare Your Child for the Pediatrician
A trip to the doctor can be traumatic for young children. Adults often forget just how frightening sitting in a medical office can be, and ...
Why Early Intervention Programs Benefit Kids with Developmental Delays
Parents often have a vision of how the first few years of their child’s life will go – filled with the traditional milestones of rolling ...
