Is it OK to interfere in your kid’s problematic friendships? Here’s how to navigate this tricky situation. When Alison Simpson’s* son, Marshall, began junior kindergarten, she was proud of his efforts to make friends with Joe, a quiet and withdrawn kid. Marshall helped bring him out of his shell, and the teachers and Simpson encouraged
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Camping is the perfect weekend getaway from the hustle of daily life for some fresh air and uninterrupted family time. However, you could be wondering about the games and camping activities suitable for your toddler. You can come across innumerable activities that are easy to attempt and fun-filled for tiny
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE If your little one sticks their tongue out and makes a fizzy sound, it is known as blowing raspberries. Most babies love doing it, and you may find them trying it for their amusement. While sticking the tongue out and blowing silly sounds comes across as an antic, it has
Breastmilk is often touted as having more benefits than formula, but the biggest factor in the disparity might actually be the bottle-feeding itself, regardless of what’s on the menu—and paced bottle feeding can help close the gap. When babies feed at the breast, they easily self-regulate how much they eat, hence the expression “you can’t
Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade. “Oh, my God, it smells so good!” Sierra, 39, said of the bounty she’d just picked up at a food pantry, pulling out a ready-made salad and a container of soup. Sierra unpacked the donated
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE A hydrocele is a common condition that affects one in ten newborn baby boys. It is usually diagnosed at birth but may also be discovered later during routine checkups. Premature baby boys may have a higher risk of developing hydroceles. Many cases may resolve by themselves, while others may require
COVID-19 has created new problems for pregnant women in the United States, a group that already faced the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world even before the pandemic. One of their biggest concerns is their baby contracting the disease, according to a Washington State University study published recently in the journal BMC Pregnancy
A new study published in the journal Substance Use and Misuse has found that adverse childhood experiences, such as physical and sexual abuse and neglect, predict greater performance-enhancing substance use in young adults. Analyzing a sample of over 14,000 U.S. young adults from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, researchers found that
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Acting out, throwing tantrums, and throwing objects are common in babies. However, such behavior might often be stressful for the parents and demand a lot of patience. Some parents might spank or hit the little one in their helplessness to control their behavior or discipline them. Spanking a baby is
Pre-kids, you knew that sleep was going to be scarce. But you might not have predicted just how much your baby’s naps and daytime sleep intervals would start to dictate your daily schedule. Overnight sleep tends to dominate the conversation—probably because that’s when grown-ups really want to sleep, too—but naps are just as crucial as
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread to over 192 countries and territories, causing an enormous loss of lives and economic devastation. The clinical presentation of this disease varies hugely between individuals, causing asymptomatic or mild infection in most cases but leading
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports on the young adult assessment of the now 20-year longitudinal Boricua Youth Study (BYS), a large cohort that brings much needed insight about development and mental health of children from diverse ethnic background growing up in
Soon after John and Priya Miller* discovered they were expecting a second child, they knew they’d have to get their first-born, then 18 months old, on a sleep schedule—fast. Aria had been zooming through milestones (walking at nine months and speaking in short sentences by 12 months), but sleep remained a struggle. The strong-willed toddler
“I will continue to hold you in my heart, not judge circumstances I know nothing about, decisions I never had to make, weight I never had to carry.” The first time someone made a negative comment to me about my son’s birth mother, I wasn’t at all surprised. I was actually expecting it at some
New research from WHO and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting the quality of care given to small and sick newborns, resulting in unnecessary suffering and deaths. A study published in the Lancet Eclinical Medicine highlights the critical importance of ensuring newborn babies have close contact with parents after birth after birth,
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Some toddlers scream when they feel that their parents are not giving them attention, while others scream due to frustration. There are other reasons, too, for toddler’s screaming tantrums. While tantrum-related screaming is common among toddlers, it is always best to determine the underlying cause and tackle it. This post
Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children’s chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests. A study in lab mice has found that maternal exercise during pregnancy prevented the transmission of metabolic diseases from an obese parent – either mother or father – to child. If
A home-based parenting programme to prevent childhood behavior problems, which very unusually focuses on children when they are still toddlers and, in some cases, just 12 months old, has proven highly successful during its first public health trial. The six-session programme involves providing carefully-prepared feedback to parents about how they can build on positive moments
Don’t beat yourself up wondering why you didn’t “Ferberize” back when your kid was still a baby—experts say it’s not too late to sleep train older kids. Try these five strategies. You can put a 12-month-old to bed in their crib in a safely baby-proofed room and simply close the door, sure. But you can’t
Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics. Preterm infants have higher morbidity and mortality risks than babies born at term. Senior author Stephen Patrick, MD,
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