There's no one right way to raise a child, but different patterns of parenting are associated with how kids behave. A new study, published in the PLOS One, identified data-driven profiles of parenting practices and investigated ...
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Pulling an all-nighter before a test or assignment deadline is almost a teenage rite of passage, but scientists are concerned that these exceptions are becoming a regular habit. Insomnia symptoms during adolescence are linked ...
Every extra walk to school, casual soccer game in the park or trip to the store could be doing more for teenage mental health than first thought, according to new research tracking thousands of adolescents in the U.S.
Oct 1, 2026
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Adolescence, the critical developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, is often marked by significant changes in friendships, appearance, preferences and attitudes. For some young people, it can be a tumultuous period ...
As many parents know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can strike babies and young children, too. Recently, the nation's leading pediatricians' group issued its first update since 2011 on diagnosing and treating these infections.
Sep 30, 2026
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa reversed certain behavioral symptoms in a mouse model of autism by fixing a problem in the brain's blood vessels. Their findings, published in Neuron, suggest ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Children born with certain heart defects may face fewer open-heart surgeries, thanks to a new replacement valve that grows with them.
Oct 2, 2026
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Sitting through an 8-year-old's shaky rendition of Christian Petzold's "Minuet in G" may be music to a proud parent's ear. To everyone else at the recital, it might not sound like encore material. Behind those wobbly notes, ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Fitter kids are less likely to develop depression as adults, according to research led by the University of Tasmania's Menzies Institute for Medical Research in collaboration with Adelaide University. Using data from the ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Children ages 3 and 4 take a median of 18,542 steps a day, but their daily step counts vary widely, according to the first international reference values for daily step counts in preschool-age children, published in the journal ...
Sep 30, 2026
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