Children's & Teens Health Articles

Self-motivation is a vital skill, helping boost academic attainment for years to come. Here, we explore 8 ways to encourage self-motivation in your child.

Playing with your children makes life-long memories, creates traditions, and it could help you burn a few extra calories at the end of the day. This is the story of Monster Hide in my household and how this calorie burning game stemmed from my childhood.

To prevent child abuse and inappropriate touching, it's important for children to understand that certain parts are off limits to others. But it is also important to teach children anatomically correct terminology.

We've always thought of childhood as a safe, happy time. But new research suggests that girls as young as seven-years-old are becoming obsessed with physical perfection. Why is that, and what can be done to protect our daughters?

Children as young as two are increasingly suffering tooth decay, with some having to have every single tooth removed. But what's causing this epidemic and what can be done about this.

Your children are directly impacted by how you manage your fitness and well-being. If you are eating junk and not exercising, odds are that your children are living the same. It's important to change health norms in our homes to improve everyone's health.

Razor-harboring candy isn't the biggest danger your kids will face this Halloween — it's cars! How can you keep them safe in the crazy and spooky Halloween traffic this year?

Kids are wonderful, and I for one cannot imagine what my life would have been like if I didn't have my kids.

Want to freak people out or make their heart melt on Halloween? If you're pregnant or have recently had a baby, Halloween costumes are more fun than ever before!

"Autism" is a word that gets thrown around a lot, and also something many parents are worried about. As autism is a spectrum of disorders rather than a single condition, the effects vary greatly.