Fear of Dentists
11/27/2012According to new research, parents transmit their anxiety levels and fear over dentist visits to their children, unwittingly passing down...
Read MoreDon’t Cross While Distracted
11/3/2012According to a new study, teenagers face double the risk that adults do of getting hit by a car as...
Read MoreA New Hypertension Risk During Pregnancy
10/18/2012A new study conducted at the University of Helsinki in Finland has found that the effects of hypertension during pregnancy...
Read MoreBullies on TV
10/11/2012A recent study has found that 92 percent of television episodes on television programming contain instances of “social aggression” suh as social...
Read MorePhthalates in School Supplies
9/8/2012It seems that many school supplies, including the cute designer wares, are full of toxic phthalates. These chemicals have been...
Read MoreKids and Diet Drinks
8/30/2012A new study out of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia has found at child consumption of drinks with sugar alternatives such as...
Read MoreFit, Healthy Children Do Better in School
8/14/2012A new study has found that the children who are fittest tend to earn higher scores on standardized testing. The...
Read MoreChildren’s Health
8/1/2012Children who suffer from a catastrophic illness has become a growing concern. To help parents, we added a list of...
Read MoreParenthood Keeps You Healthy
7/28/2012Researchers have found that people who have no children are roughly twice as likely to catch colds as those who do...
Read MoreFood Allergies and City Kids
6/19/2012 A recent study found that country kids have a far lower incidence of food allergies than their counterparts in big...
Read MoreObesity Affects Pregnancy Risk
5/26/2012New research shows that obesity may be among the most important of variables when it comes to complications during pregnancy...
Read MoreThe Benefits of a Junk Food Ban
5/24/2012The state of California passed a law in 2007 that placed restrictions on the type of food sold in vending...
Read MoreI Want My Baby Bach Riffs
5/19/2012It's common for musicians to hail from musical families. The clan of Johann Sebastian Bach, for instance, was full of...
Read MoreWhooping Cough Outbreak in Washington State
5/17/2012Whooping cough, otherwise known as pertussis, has reached epidemic proportions in Washington (state). There have been more than 1,100 cases...
Read MoreKids Drinking Hand Sanitizer
5/5/2012The latest fad among the teen set involves drinking an even more insidious "beverage" -- hand sanitizer. That's right. Kids...
Read MoreOne Upside to Media Multitasking
5/3/2012A new study finds that those who are accustomed to using several types of media at once may actually be...
Read MoreSurgery for Cavities in Toddlers
4/5/2012According to a CDC study, for the first time in 40 years, the amount of preschoolers who have cavities has increased...
Read MorePregnancy, Diabetes, and ADHD
3/6/2012New research has found that children may be more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder if their mother had...
Read MoreIt’s the Smart Kids Who Do Drugs
2/23/2012New research finds that it's those with higher IQs are more likely to use illegal substances such as marijuna, cocaine, and...
Read MoreArguments as Training
2/16/2012A recent study, which took place at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, shows that differences of opinion between parents and...
Read MoreHearing Loss Epidemic
2/2/2012Recent research at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has found that 20 percent of Americans 12 and older already have...
Read MoreSoccer May Not Be So Safe
1/31/2012A recent study has found that children who often head a soccer ball are at risk for developing a brain...
Read MoreObese Child Placed in Foster Care
1/19/2012Are people whose children have become grossly overweight unfit parents? That is one of the questions brought up by the...
Read MoreTV is (Still) Bad for Tots
1/17/2012Once again, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a statement to parents reminding them to place a limit on...
Read MoreExpose Babies to Pets to Avoid Allergies
1/14/2012According to The Centers for Disease Control, pets can reduce blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides. A study from the University...
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