Children's & Teens Health Articles

Is your child suffering from leg pain at night? Chances are you are dealing with so-called "growing pains". Find out when to call a doctor and how to make your child feel better.

Parents are the most important people in their children’s lives. It is the parents that provide their children with the first definitions of themselves.

Up to seven percent of all babies develop a yeast infection known as oral thrush in their first month of life. How can you recognize thrush in babies, and how is oral candidiasis treated in infants?

Did you know that 80 percent of all 10 year-old US girls has already been on a diet, and that a huge number of 10-12 year old children already have worries about their weight? Eating disorders affect our kids, too. Here, we look at what you can do.

Data shows that anxious children suffer from nightmares much more frequently than those without anxiety disorders. Do nightmares alone give you reason to believe your child is struggling with anxiety, though?

Read a news story about a parent who has murdered their own son or daughter, and "monster" is bound to be among the first words that enter your mind. What could motivate someone to commit this complex act?

Could your tantrum-prone child be anxious, rather than naughty? Here's a closer look at the anxiety disorders that cause temper tantrums.

While talk therapy is the first line of treatment for anxiety disorders in children, moderate to severe anxiety that does not respond well to CBT or is so bad that the child can't attend therapy at all calls for antidepressant medication.

Everyone worries sometimes. If your child's worries cause severe distress and interfere with daily functioning — because they're refusing to go to school, for example — you may begin to wonder if your child's worrying is the sign of an anxiety disorder.

So, your toddler, preschooler or early elementary child has separation anxiety and you want answers. How can you help your anxious child, and are their worries a sign of separation anxiety disorder?