Schools in nine states are keeping track of the weight of their students and sending updates to their parents as a…

A new study has suggested that preschool children whose parents suffer from depression or anxiety may be likelier to become…

By Julia Steiny In one of my favorite plays, Carson McCullers’ Member of the Wedding, 12-year-old Frankie is frantic with…

Pixar has a new movie in theaters, The Good Dinosaur, which was the highest-grossing new release last weekend — but some…

Experts have found that children with attention deficit issues can improve more quickly if the first treatment they are given…

The e-cigarette industry is spending tens of millions of dollars on advertising, and teenagers seem to be falling for the…

By Julia Steiny In the early part of the 20th century, a pediatrician identified what he called “an abnormal defect…

Doctors have warned that parents are giving children medicines like Calpol (in the US acetaminophen or Tylenol), a paracetamol-based drug, too…

Health insurance coverage for American children has increased significantly, but many children still have no coverage according to a new…

Tennessee is about begin a discussion concerning children and loaded guns. A new measure is moving through the legislature that would make…