Children's & Teens Health Articles

Ninety-five percent of American teens now have access to smartphones, and you can bet that a 100 percent of those use social networks. What should parents know before this happens? What should they talk about with their teens?

You've probably used the internet to look for health information — maybe to find out more about your symptoms or just because you were curious about something. Not all online health info can be trusted, though. How do you separate fact from fiction?

Removing privileges is a popular discipline technique among parents, but should you use it? And if you do, how?

Sheltering in place because of COVID-19 helps save lives, but that doesn't make it easy — especially if your child has ADHD. What challenges are you most likely to encounter, and what can you do to cope?

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the public has been advised to stay at home in order to try to reduce the exposure and transmission of the virus. What negative consequences could these measures have on our youngest population?

Your breakup or divorce wasn't your kids' fault, but they may not realize that. How can newly single parents help get this message through to their children? Here are some perhaps unexpected tips.

We automatically adjust our pitch and rhythm when we talk to babies — but should we also use simplified language and made up words?

Nearly 100 percent of teenagers play online video games. Do you, as a parent, know what goes on during the social interactions teens have within them? You should.

Child sexual abuse is a shockingly common phenomenon, but parents can do a lot to keep their children safe. Do you know how to recognize pedophiles and their grooming tactics?

Don't like diapers? Infant potty training, or elimination communication, is a technique in which parents and babies communicate until the child learns to void on command.