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OCD: Do Anxious Thoughts Trouble Your Child?
It’s one thing when kids have anxious thoughts but cope with them fairly well. It’s another when those thoughts trigger behaviors that interfere with kids’ everyday lives. More
How facing challenging situations can prepare your child for school
Children are going back to school soon and, for many, it may be a time of change. Maybe it is your child’s first year of school, their first year of high school, or maybe they’re... More
Why spending time outdoors could help your child's eyesight
But the blockade has ended up isolating a country that was already the poorest in the Middle East. Vital provisions – food, medicine, fuel, medical equipment, batteries, solar... More
Special Report: In a hospital ward in Yemen, the collapse of a nation
Nahla Arishi, chief pediatrician at the al-Sadaqa hospital in this Yemeni port city, had not seen diphtheria in her 20-year career. Then, late last month, a three-year-old girl with... More
Pot-smoking on the rise among U.S. pregnant women
A growing number of pregnant women are using marijuana, and the habit is expanding fastest among teens and young adults, a U.S. study suggests. More
Regular carry-out meals linked to higher body and blood fats in kids
Children who eat restaurant carry-out, or “takeaway,” meals once a week or more tend to have extra body fat and long-term risk factors for heart disease, suggests a UK study. More
From data to laws, five gains in global anti-slavery fight in 2017
With modern slavery and human trafficking hitting the headlines and police and prosecutors ramping up efforts to tackle these lucrative crimes, campaigners say the global drive to... More
Secret notes from students help Indian police nab traffickers
High school teacher Rajkumar Kotal had run out of ideas. News about his students being pushed into early marriage and lured by traffickers reached him, but often too late to stop it. More
No evidence of FGM, India government tells court, appalling activists
Indian officials have told the Supreme Court there is no data to show female genital mutilation (FGM) exists in the country, angering activists fighting to end the centuries-old... More
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD risk in offspring
Children born to women who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy, especially when mothers are heavy smokers, are at an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD... More
UNICEF official calls 2017 ‘horrible’ for children in Yemen
Children in Yemen could not have a worse year than 2017, according to a senior official from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “2017 was a horrible year for the children of Yemen,”... More
Having a dog in early life reduces the chance a child will get asthma - but a cat raises the risk
Growing up with a pet dog reduces the chance a child will get asthma - but a cat raises the risk, a study has found. Research led by an academic at Imperial College London found... More
Teen girl’s ‘sexting’ prosecuted as felony child porn, ACLU fights charges
A 14-year-old Minnesota girl who sent her boyfriend an explicit photo she took of herself may face up to 10 years in jail and be registered as a sex offender. The ACLU calls this a... More
Child climbers in Georgia risk lives for Christmas
As European families gather round the twinkling lights and evocative woody aroma of their Christmas trees this festive season, few will think about where they came from. More
