Nearly 200 children died from influenza-related complications in the 2023-24 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials announced the death count last week ...

But why did this happen to our children? This rise in child poverty is a change that has not been found to have occurred to the same extent anywhere else in the world, among all the places that ...

Truth is, allergy symptoms can vary a lot from one year to the next, says Jen Caudle, DO, a family medicine practitioner in Washington Township, New Jersey. A lot of it has to do with weather ...

The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter. School-age children ...

Wiedaad Slemming was the lead author of the 2024 issue of the Child Gauge. It was funded by UNICEF South Africa, The Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation, The LEGO Foundation and the DSI-NRF ...

Last month, I received a beautiful gift: An exquisitely designed, produced and packaged box of ‘Samay Post’, containing 14 children’s books written by Gulzar with fabulous illustrations by Allen Shaw.

Children’s short attention spans are often framed as a barrier to learning, leading them to fidget, daydream, and talk when they should be focusing on the lesson at hand. Research published in ...

Even before she started dating him, she was determined to have children by the age of 35. “Before I met my boyfriend, I was single for five years, with the exception of going on a few dates ...

What is tooth decay in children? Tooth decay is the breakdown or destruction of tooth enamel, the hard outer surface of a tooth. Tooth decay can lead to cavities, also called dental caries. These are ...

What is urinary incontinence (enuresis)? Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control. In children under age 3, it’s normal to not have full bladder control. As children get older, they become ...

"It is every step you take that is the more difficult step in taking care of your children.” “I think that the intellectual pursuits in our family were much more the focus of our lives,” she ...