Children's & Teens Health Articles

Clamping and cutting the umbilical cord typically happens within moments of a baby's birth. Congratulations, it's a boy/girl, and here are some scissors so the new dad can cut that...

Reading books to young toddlers, preschoolers and beyond has many benefits for the whole family. If reading that bedtime story seems like just another chore on your daily list, read...

Does your child need speech therapy? According to researchers, simple tests are able to determine which children will have difficulty acquiring language and will need some extra help as early...

Children who don't act in accordance with a society's gender stereotypes are not just more likely to be bullied; according to a new study, those kids are also at a...

Have you ever been in charge of your friend's kids, and wanted to pull their hair out after they hit your child? To discipline other kids or not to discipline...

It's almost inevitable that your baby will catch a cold, complete with a blocked nose, at some point during the first year. Colds are not (generally) dangerous to babies, but...

Does your child need speech therapy, for articulation, to learn to pronounce certain sounds, or for stuttering? Speech therapy can be a little daunting, for both child and parent. It...

"NOOOOO, that's mine!" is a familiar sentence in our house right now, and the fad has lasted for around two years now. Siblings will, inevitably, argue. They will hit, and...

Many parents wonder what their children's bedtime should be, and how much sleep they really need. While most work out a routine that works for them, they may be curious...

Breastfed children could have a lower risk of asthma and better lung function compared to their formula-fed peers, two new reports state. These new studies counter earlier reports that asthmatic...