Children's & Teens Health Articles

Do you think the MMR vaccine is scarier than the diseases it protects against? Think again.

Having a baby changes a woman’s brain so that she is more empathetic toward her newborn. Similar changes do not occur in the brains of the fathers of infants.

Moving house is one of the single most stressful experiences adults go through, so what's it like for kids, and how can you help them fall adjust to their new surroundings?

Want an academically advanced preschooler? Forget hothousing. Play is still the most effective way to learn for the preschool crowd.

"Open adoption" has been a buzzword in adoption circles for years, but what could it mean for your family in practice?

Kids get bored so easily and so fast. Especially when they're cooped up inside this Winter. Here's a few tips and activities to help keep them occupied and active.

Think you can tell whether your child is lying or telling the truth? Scientific research doesn't have your back. Here's how you can encourage your kids to embrace truth.

Working mothers vs. Stay-at-Home Mothers has been a controversy since the "Mommy Wars" of the 90s. Here, we look at the effects on children of being in daycare vs. having an SAHM in our uniquely determinedly nondefinitive, nonjudgmental guide.

Did your child suddenly develop a limp or find themselves unable to walk at all? Transient synovitis of the hip may be the cause.

A first-of-its-kind clinical study has been done to determine whether certain early life factors, relating to both mother and child, are responsible for childhood onset obesity.