How parents’ work stress affects family mealtimes and children’s development
URBANA, Ill. – Family mealtimes are important for parents and children as a space to communicate, socialize, and build attachment ...
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National Poll: 2 in 3 parents say their kids have experienced poor air quality
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – As smoke from Canada's historic wildfires triggers poor air quality alerts across the country, many parents worry ...
Parents need better support to develop digital literacies for themselves and their children
Parents should be taught how to better understand the increasingly volatile social media landscape that is deploying sophisticated algorithms, according ...
Directly involved war veterans exhibit nearly twice the PTSD symptoms years after 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict, affecting parents’ well-being
Hebrew University researchers, Shahaf Leshem, Eldad Keha, and Prof. Eyal Kalanthroff, have unveiled significant findings regarding the lasting psychological impacts ...
SLU ethicists, leading scholars publish guidance for parents, physicians making medical decisions for children
ST. LOUIS – How should others make decisions for pediatric patients? For decades, there has been debate in academic literature ...
Mothers experiencing depression can still thrive as parents
The proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” takes on new significance when a mother of a child ...
Early peanut introduction gaining traction among US parents, but more work needed
Peanut introduction is not well known among those with less access to health-care information Having a pediatrician recommend early peanut introduction ...
Can parents’ Disability Insurance boost children’s economic mobility?
New research published in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that Disability Insurance (DI) may improve economic opportunities for children whose parents ...
National Poll: Less than half of parents utilize patient portal benefits for their children
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – For many busy families, online access to a child’s health provider for medical advice, health records ...
Political apathy spreads from parents to adolescent children
Political apathy is growing in democracies around the world. Political apathy, also known as political alienation, describes feelings of separation ...
New study shows children of parents with cancer history in US may be vulnerable to housing, food and financial hardship
ATLANTA, June 22, 2023 – A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found children of parents ...
Community-wide program to support teen parents serves as a model for engagement
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2023) – More than 500 adolescent mothers, caregivers and community members benefitted from a coordinated “collective impact” ...
Giving parents better school quality data encourages them to consider less affluent, less white schools — To a Point
Washington, June 8, 2023—For years, parents looking for data to compare the academic quality of schools for their children had ...
Kūmara research offers hope for sleep-deprived parents
There’s fresh hope for sleep-deprived parents, with a study into whether kūmara boosts babies’ microbiome, potentially helping them sleep soundly ...
Survey: Nearly 7 in 10 parents believe social media image editing apps and filters have a negative influence on their children’s body image
COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 23, 2023) — With children more plugged in to social media than ever before, a wave of ...
National Poll: 2 in 3 parents not confident they can tell whether used children’s equipment is safe
Cribs, strollers and other infant and child equipment can be expensive and most families in a new national poll agree ...
Study identifies messages about vaccinating children against COVID-19 that resonate best with vaccine-hesitant parents
A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that parents with children who were not ...
Survey: Half of parents believe their children’s mental health suffered due to social media during the past year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 3, 2023) — Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental ...
Why are COVID-19 vaccination rates among children so low? Parents’ worry about long-term risks, responsibility
Despite efforts by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pediatric clinicians to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate ...
Teen jobs: Some parents cautious about negative impact on grades, sleep and social life
For many teens, that first formal job as a fast-food cashier, barista or lifeguard is a rite of passage. Credit: ...
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Pumped for frigid weather: study pinpoints cold adaptations in nervous system of Antarctic octopus
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Men with metastatic prostate cancer live longer thanks to new drugs
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Gut bacteria found in wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health
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Genomic analysis reveals ancient cancer lineages in clams
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Study helps explain how COVID-19 heightens risk of heart attack and stroke
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Study uncovers reasons Americans did not get booster vaccines