The Health Resources and Services Administration at HHS is working on a new texting initiative, based on the successful public health texting initiative Text4Baby, called TXT4Tots. The department is ...

Parenting doesn’t come with a one-size-fits-all instruction manual. Even seemingly simple, daily tasks, such as providing meals for your child, can be stressful. Research shows that 13–22% of children ...

"It put a barrier for a lot of kids and families to getting that non-dairy option." But milk wars aside, what's most healthy for kids? What science says Marion Nestle, the multi-hyphenate nutritionist ...

Children who post publicly online even occasionally are more likely than their peers to report feeling depressed and anxious and get too little sleep, according to the results of a new, large-scale ...

If you’re a parent or guardian, you’ve heard about the importance of respecting your child’s feelings. Teaching our kids can help them work through the negative emotions they experience as they grow ...

Packed with protein, calcium, and gut-friendly probiotics, yogurt is a healthy food many parents want their kids to eat. Marketers know that, offering yogurts that appeal directly to kids, with ...

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“It's better to avoid high-caffeine drinks while the brain is in a period of rapid development.” Korin Miller has spent nearly two decades covering food, health, and nutrition for digital, print, and ...

When it comes to medical or psychiatric issues challenging our children of all ages, we often know something is wrong but don’t readily know how to assess the problem. We might see changes in their ...

The opening conversation doesn't need to be perfect. It needs to be honest, calm, and clear.