After months riddled with recalls for lead-tainted toys and kids' OTC medicines, a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health finds that consumer safety legislation now being proposed by several states and Congress would be met with overwhelming support from parents.
For adolescents with depression not responding to an initial treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI; a class of antidepressant drugs), switching medications and adding cognitive behavioral therapy resulted in an improvement in symptoms, compared to just changing medications, according to a study in the February 27 issue of JAMA.
Marilyn Maxwell, M.D., a Saint Louis University physician and contributing author to both Questions Kids Ask About Sex: Honest Answers for Every Age and Focus on the Family's Complete Guide to Baby and Child Care, offers 10 tips to guide families through teen dating and relationships.
Breaking up is hard to do at any age. But the intense emotions that come with it can be too much for some teenagers to handle. A breakup signals to parents to be alert for signs of trouble in their teen's emotional health, because they often keep their feelings secret.
The normal role a family member plays could change drastically during a conflict, according to a Texas Tech researcher.
The quality of caregiving a child receives within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ, according to a study by a team of researchers from Tulane and other universities.
New research is challenging the notion that parents who divorce necessarily exhibit a diminished capacity to parent in the period following divorce. A large, longitudinal study conducted by University of Alberta sociology professor Lisa Strohschein has found that divorce does not change parenting behavior, and that there are actually more similarities than differences in parenting between recently divorced and married parents.
Research at the University of Haifa found that, contrary to common belief, young adults who maintain a close or moderate relationship with their parents exhibit greater independence in their personal lives than those who have a distant relationship.
A government system that evaluates and rates the quality of child care providers can be a valuable tool in assisting low-income families in selecting desirable care for their children, according to a study by Temple University.
The cost of having a baby, from the first prenatal visit to delivery, averaged roughly $7,600 for an uncomplicated birth.
A unique, University at Buffalo program called COACHES has resulted not only in dramatically improving fathers' rates of involvement in treatment programs for their children with ADHD but also in fostering better relationships with their children through the use of soccer games.
Teaching parenting skills could be an effective way to reduce childhood injuries, a new review of studies suggests, especially for disadvantaged families.
Almost one-third of U.S. children take some form of dietary supplement, most often multivitamins and multiminerals, according to a study conducted in part by researchers at RTI International and the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health.
Expert discusses trauma of children of divorce or single families being shut out of illness and funerals
The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program, which added behavior and development services to pediatric practices, continued to benefit families more than two years after the intervention ended, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Providing family therapy as part of the medical treatment of chronically ill children consistently enhances medical outcomes and increases the overall mental health for adolescent patients and their family members, as well as treatment professionals.
A national survey of state immunization program managers reveals gaps in coverage for the current vaccine financing system, suggesting that many underinsured children may not receive recommended vaccinations, such as for pneumonia and meningitis, according to a report in the August 8 issue of JAMA.
Underinsured children, that is, those whose health insurance plans do not cover the cost of vaccines, often do not have access to all recommended vaccines.
Children living in the custody of single fathers are less likely to have access to affordable health care and visit the doctor less often compared to children living in families with a single mother or both parents.
University of Maryland professor Bonnie Braun, newly elected president of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, discusses family issues she thinks will be important in the coming decade and thoughts about policies that will be needed to help families.
Psychology professor Brian D'Onofrio studies the children of twins to examine the role genetics play in the increased risk children of divorced parents face in seeing their own marriages end in divorce. He found that the divorce, not shared genetic risks or problems such as parental subtance abuse, was key to the higher rates of divorce experienced by the offspring of divorced couples.
A new study claims couples therapy a profitable choice. Government would receive a return of up to $1.85 for every $1 spent on marital therapy, health insurance companies up to $1.20, say researchers.
Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. African American children, children above age nine and with low dietary vitamin D intake were the most likely to have low levels of vitamin D in their blood, according to researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Every kid knows that moms have "eyes in the back of their heads." We are adept at fixing our gaze on one object while independently directing attention to others. Salk Institute neurobiologists are beginning to tease apart the complex brain networks that enable humans and other higher mammals to achieve this feat.
Research reveals: When grandparents take care of their grandchildren when they are young "“ the grandchildren take care of their grandparents as they age.
Frazzled parents can have a healthy dinner on the table 20 minutes after they walk through the door by following the advice of a University of Arkansas dietitian.
Parents who think their teens' online conversations with their peers are innocent may want to reconsider. A new Caron Treatment Centers qualitative study conducted by Nielsen Buzzmetrics found that 1 in 10 messages analyzed involved teens seeking advice from their peers on how to take illicit drugs "safely" and without getting caught.
Research at the University of Maryland continues to show just how important dads are to their children. No matter the circumstance, an involved dad makes a difference in the development of his children.
PG-13 films have lots of "happy violence," say UCLA researchers. Borrowing from the late communications theorist George Gerbner, happy violence is that which is "cool, swift and painless." PG-13 films don't consider the consequences of violent acts, such as injury, death and the shattered lives of the people involved.
Planning for pregnancy can help your baby get the best possible start in life. Here are eight valuable tips from Barbara Coulter-Smith, D.O., an obstetrician/gynecologist on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine.
New research from U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital may leave some parents wondering how well they know their child's pediatrician. The study found that as many as 17 percent of physicians who claim to be pediatricians on state licensure files have never been board certified as a pediatrician by the ABP.
A child who is beginning to walk will show a decreased interest in play. When a child begins to walk, the way in which he experiences his environment changes. This change may be manifested in the way he plays. Study results revealed a tendency to a decrease in the child's level of persistence, concentration and attentiveness at the onset of walking in comparison to the pre-walking stage.
Experts available to comment on birth of baby to Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney. Background on research in gay/lesbian parenting, mental health of children raised by same-sex parents available to media from nationwide cadre of experts affiliated with Rockway Institute at Alliant International University.
If you are looking for a way to encourage your children eat their fruits and vegetables, search no further than your backyard, suggests new Saint Louis University research.
Forty percent of 3-month-old infants are regularly watching TV, DVDs or videos and that number jumps to 90 percent by age two, according to University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute researchers.
Couples with infants who are particularly fussy or difficult typically do just fine as parents "“ as long as they have a strong marital relationship. A new study found that a couple's relationship with each other was key in determining how they reacted as parents when faced with a temperamental baby.
Families desperately need support and direction after a child attempts suicide.
Little children never cease to amaze. University of Washington researchers have found that 18-month-old toddlers engage in what they call "emotional eavesdropping" by listening and watching emotional reactions directed by one adult to another and then using this emotional information to shape their own behavior.
New research suggests that Americans are more likely to socially reject children with mental illness than they are those with physical illnesses such as asthma.
A survey of orphans, children of divorced parents and children of intact families reveals a definitive connection between the quality of the father-child relationship and interpersonal relationships later in life.
Almost a third of parents say they don't think their methods of disciplining children are working very well, and many of those report using the same discipline their own parents used.
A new report urges parents and children's doctors to change their thinking about homesickness among children, to see it as a nearly universal but highly preventable and treatable phenomenon "” rather than an unavoidable part of childhood.
A survey of 586 step-children by a communication studies researcher has identified, for the first time, five types of stepfamilies that differ in how they communicate and in the mental health of the children.
Parents, take note: longstanding theory contends that low self-control is more strongly correlated with crime than any other known factor. Now, a study offers strong empirical evidence that supports -- and challenges -- the "stability thesis," an idea that suggests parents have just 10 years or less to affect lasting patterns of self-control (e.g. the ability to delay gratification and thoughtfully consider the consequences of actions) in their child.
While parents might not have control over brains and looks, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis finds there are three factors that impact creativity for firstborn children: the number of siblings he or she has; having siblings of the opposite sex; and having siblings close in age.
New fathers don't receive a how-to manual when they hold their little bundle of joy for the first time. A new book titled, "Why Fathers Count: The Importance of Fathers and Their Involvement With Children," provides information and tips for fathers and those who support them at all stages of parenting "” from new fathers to grandfathers.
Parents who engage in the age-old tradition of picture-book reading are not only encouraging early reading development in their children but are also teaching their toddlers about the world around them.
In families with two working parents, fathers had greater impact than mothers on their children's language development between ages 2 and 3, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute and UNC's School of Education.
An aging mother needs assistance from her adult child while an ill stepfather also needs help. A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher said that most Americans do not think the obligation for the child to help is the same in both scenarios.
HBO's ENTOURAGE Actress Debi Mazar leads a national campaign to help "Sleepless Moms" get rest.
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