Children's & Teens Health Articles

Transgender children are often given puberty blockers to delay the onset of puberty while they, their doctors and parents decide the next step. But what are the risks?

Lice are six-legged parasites that are becoming increasingly resistant to shampoos and over the counter treatments. Spread from student to student as they huddle over their phones and iPads, lice are resurgent as a major American health problem.

What is clubfoot, and what are the treatment options?

Rather than appreciating that research into recognizing autism has led to the increase, more and more people are looking for the cause. This has led to a number of theories, some of which could be relevant, and those that are just a little ridiculous.

ADHD affects more than two million American children. It's incurable and can continue into adulthood. A range of drug and talking therapies exist to help people with ADHD behave normally. Maybe that's the problem?

No two autistic children are truly alike. This is because autism is a generalized term used for those children that have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). There are a multitude of effects that can be experienced by a child on the spectrum, and the seve

Congenital torticollis is a condition in which the sternocleidomastoid is tight on one side, leading a baby to have their head twisted to one side all the time. With the right exercises, the condition usually resolves quickly.

Breastfeeding has benefits, but they are so minimal that it hardly matters how you feed your baby, recent articles seem to be suggesting. Is that true?

Cri du Chat Syndrome is a rare, complex genetic disorder. Characterized by the "cat cry" it causes, it's implications reach far beyond the cry alone.

Why are some parents opposed to SB 277, California's new bill that limits parents' rights to reject vaccines for their children? SteadyHealth spoke to a mother whose quest for information led her to say no to vaccines.