Kid's Health

A surge in a subvariant of parechovirus, a common and usually harmless childhood pathogen, has led to severe illness and even death in some infants.

The proportion of American children who are at a healthy weight when they start kindergarten is declining, according to a new study.

One death and one hospitalization have been attributed to use of the floating devices.

Researchers suggest that mandatory safety standards for trampoline centers could reduce risk.

Study shows biggest increases in reports occurred during the first year of the pandemic.

Largest manufacturer of baby formula to reopen plant and overseas shipments of formula begin to arrive in U.S.

The update is expected to more than double number of children who are considered to have concerning amounts of lead in their blood.

Babies under 2 years old should not spend any time looking at screens. Two- to 4-year-olds shouldn’t be spending more than one hour per day looking at a screen. Everyone should be spending time being physically active (in age-appropriate ways).

Researchers looked at what happened to students’ sleep, performance, and attendance after Seattle public schools delayed school start times in middle and high schools. The results provide very telling evidence that later school bells benefit students.

Learn how several simple steps can greatly ease your baby’s pain when it’s time for those upsetting, but necessary vaccinations.

Single-parent families constitute a large portion of our population. Read on to discover the social and psychological effects on children of single parents.

Is your child a gothic teen? Learn to understand gothic fashion so you can understand your teen’s style choice. The latest advice for parents from LifeScript.com.

When it comes to parenting girls versus. parenting boys, the “nature versus nurture” debate has been going on for centuries. Are boys and girls inherently different? Or do parents just raise them that way?

Being the oldest child in a family has its perks, but also its disadvantages. Learn what you can expect from an oldest child, and how to guide that son or daughter in their special position.

Censorship in schools may be limiting your child. Learn how book censorship in schools is adding to the growing problem of censorship in America. The latest advice for parents from LifeScript.com.

Kids sometimes need medicine, but getting them to take it can be quite a challenge. Learn some winning strategies in the battle over medicine time.

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Research shows that foul-smelling urine is often a sign of a urinary tract infection (UTI).