Psychology & Psychiatry

Kids benefit when parents overcome math anxiety

Parents who are anxious about math can still help their children learn the subject when given the right tools, according to research from current and former University of Chicago scholars.

Pediatrics

Why the very idea of 'screen time' is muddled and misguided

The idea of "screen time" causes arguments – but not just between children and their anxious parents. The Children's Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, recently compared overuse of social media to junk food and urged ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Visual analogue scale valid for assessing pediatric anxiety

(HealthDay)—A visual analogue scale (VAS) score is valid for assessing anxiety among children during induction of anesthesia, according to a study published online July 14 in Pediatric Anesthesia.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Family intervention can help anxious parents raise calm kids

A woman who won't drive long distances because she has panic attacks in the car. A man who has contamination fears so intense he cannot bring himself to use public bathrooms. A woman who can't go to church because she fears ...

Health

Experts discuss communications gap on vaccines

The number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children is on the rise, and with it the incidence of preventable diseases such as measles. The health community could reverse the trend by doing a better job of initiating ...

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