Becoming new parents increases produce purchases
Higher income households adopted healthier spending patterns, but lower-income families did not, according to a new study published in the ...
Tag: Parenting/Child Care/Family
What do sick kids really want in hospital?
No-one has asked until now Feeling safe and being able to get to sleep at night are the things that ...
Some children are more likely to suffer depression long after being bullied
Some young adults who were bullied as a child could have a greater risk of ongoing depression due to a ...
After WIC offered better food options, maternal and infant health improved
Fruits and veggies helped lower some birth complications for moms and babies, study finds A major 2009 revision to a ...
Many grandparents’ medicines not secure enough around grandchildren, poll suggests
Keeping medications in easy-to-reach places and easy-to-open containers can raise the risk of accidental poisoning or intentional misuseCredit: University of ...
Birth, child outcomes associated with moms using opioids during pregnancy
Bottom Line: In utero exposure to opioids was associated with higher risks for short- and long-term adverse outcomes including preterm ...
Infant mortality is higher for low-skilled parents
Infants of women with a short-term education are more likely to die within the first year of life. In more ...
Children living in countryside outperform children living in metropolitan area in motor skills
Young children's daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish contextCredit: Martta Walker / University of ...
Workers who are unpaid caregivers of older relatives struggle with unmet workplace needs
Employers who don't step up to help with workplace supports may make informal caregiving 'an even tougher role,' Baylor University ...
Opioid overdose more likely if family member has opioid prescription
Bottom Line: Having a family member who was previously dispensed prescription opioids was associated with higher odds of overdose for ...
Language barriers effect parents’ participation in neonatal care
Credit: Photo: Oskar Palmerot A warm smile and a caring hand on the shoulder are not enough to overcome the ...
3D technology might improve body appreciation for young women
New MU study identified an approach to help individuals appreciate their bodiesCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - 3D technology ...
State initiative to address disparities in mother’s milk for very low birth weight infants
Boston - Researchers at Boston Medical Center initiated a statewide quality improvement imitative to increase mothers' ability to produce and ...
Mobile crisis service reduces youth ER visits for behavioral health needs, says study
Children and youth with acute behavioral health needs who are seen through Connecticut's Mobile Crisis Intervention Service - a community-based ...
NIH to host session on newborn genomic sequencing findings
Media invited to attend Researchers will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public ...
How was Medicaid expansion associated with rates of child maltreatment?
Bottom Line: State-level data were analyzed to determine whether Medicaid expansion was associated with changes in rates of physical abuse ...
The app teaching anorexics to eat again
More patients go into long-term remission by re-learning how to eat, than through CBT or drugsCredit: Copyright © 2018, Journal ...
Secondary students’ sexual health survey
Sexually active Australian secondary students tend to engage in responsible sexual behaviour but there is still room to improve knowledge ...
Three parent factors that heighten the prevalence of childhood physical abuse: New study
The connection between abuse and addiction, intimate partner violence and mental illness Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, ...
To protect kids and teens from firearm harm, answer these question first, experts
As interest grows in addressing the second leading cause of death for young people, researchers list the most urgent priorities ...