When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in early 2020, the response in many states was an unprecedented shuttering of schools, businesses, and other public spaces. But did schools have to shut down for more than a ...

SEATTLE — Being out of school, away from friends, and trying to adapt to distance learning has been a real struggle for Erin Vey's daughter, Cassie, who is a first-grader in the North Thurston School ...

While most addictive substances such as alcohol can be easily quantified, digital content cannot, making it difficult to define and stymie "digital addiction" in children, according to a JAMA op-ed ...

Mar. 23 -- MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Preschool boys exposed to violent television -- even cartoons -- are more likely to become aggressive later in life, researchers warn. Their findings ...

(CNN) -- Teachers should have access to "medical grade PPE" so schools can safely reopen, a pediatrician told CNN. "We should treat them [staff and teachers] as essential workers and we should give ...

SEATTLE — A Seattle doctor said many preschoolers won't be ready for Kindergarten in the fall because children missed out on important social-emotional developments during school closures. "Low-income ...

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics has given new life to a long-running debate: whether adding fluoride to drinking water is a prudent way to prevent tooth decay, or a potentially toxic mistake. The ...

Every child needs help from parents and teachers to develop his or her attention span, argues a researcher. Diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are up around 30 percent compared with ...

Nov. 5, 2012 -- Counseling parents on the health risks of too much TV time for their toddlers doesn't seem to help break the TV habit. Researchers thought that educating parents about the dangers of ...

While most addictive substances such as alcohol can be easily quantified, digital content cannot, making it difficult to define and stymie “digital addiction” in children, according to a JAMA op-ed ...

Teachers should have access to “medical grade PPE” so schools can safely reopen, a pediatrician told CNN. “We should treat them [staff and teachers] as essential workers and we should give them all of ...