A new national study has found that transgender preteens, 12 and 13 years old, reported 13 hours of daily recreational screen time, which was 4.5 hours more than their cisgender peers. Data were collected from 2019 to 2021, ...
May 13, 2024
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The evidence on the use of puberty blockers and hormones for children and young people experiencing gender related distress is wholly inadequate, making it impossible to gauge their effectiveness or their impact on mental ...
Apr 9, 2024
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As children grow and become more independent, it can be more challenging for parents to know what they are thinking and feeling. When do the normal ups and downs of adolescence become something to worry about?
Jan 8, 2024
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Most parents and caregivers support mental health screening for their child, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 27, 2023
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An estimated 640 million girls and women in the world today were married in childhood, according to UNICEF. The prevalence has slightly declined: with one in five young women aged 20 to 24 years being married as children, ...
May 16, 2023
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have conducted a pioneering study analyzing internet-delivered anonymous cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for people who view images or videos of children being sexually abused. ...
Nov 30, 2022
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The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse.
Oct 5, 2022
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Many transgender parents with children between one-and-a-half and six years of age hesitate to label their child's gender identity, according to new research from a team at Penn State and Guilford College. In addition, the ...
Sep 1, 2022
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Bang! A child trips and grazes their knee. Your toddler bumps his head on the table. Your niece stubs her toe. The tears flood in.
Aug 1, 2022
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China will allow couples to have three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media said Monday, further unwinding four decades of strict family planning controls in the world's most populous ...
May 31, 2021
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