A survey has found that almost one in six children have difficulty learning to talk, with boys finding the skill particularly hard to master. Thus five per cent of boys and two per cent of girls have significant problems with talking
A YouGov poll of over 1,000 parents with children aged one to seven found that […]

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The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is encouraging parents to ensure children are physically active to overcome problems with sleeplessness.
A lack of sleep is linked to increased hunger in both adults and children and this can increase appetite and body weight.
 Boys develop closer bonds with Bob the Builder than with parentsPhysiotherapists said regular exercise is important […]

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The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) warning parents should not put ham or salami in their children’s packed lunches because processed meat increases the risk of developing cancer.
The WCRF experts wants families to instead use poultry, fish, low-fat cheese, hummus or small amounts of lean meat as sandwich fillings when making up school lunchboxes.
Children should […]

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A recent study at Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, found that there has been a steep increase in the incidence of adult testicular cancer in many populations, but in spite of numerous studies, the etiology of testicular cancer remains elusive. The time trends of childhood testicular tumors are less clear and have […]

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According to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease,  The striking findings suggest that vitamin D deficiency could place millions of children at risk for high blood pressure and […]

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According to statistics, in the last 25 years, rates of severe childhood obesity in the United States have tripled, putting increasing numbers of children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, says a new study. This is a strong reason for experts to consider that kids are not only becoming obese but becoming severely obese, […]

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A recent study suggests children who eat plenty of dairy foods such as milk and cheese can expect to live longer.
Three servings of dairy foods - for example, a 200ml glass of milk, a pot of yogurt and a small piece of cheese - will provide all the calcium most people need each day.
Dairy consumption […]

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Don’t automatically blame mom: A crying, colicky baby can be just as much the result of dad’s state of mind, Dutch researchers report.Other studies have found that depression among mothers can be related to excessive crying or colic, a common problem with newborns, but the researchers said that little was known about whether fathers’ emotions […]

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Bad neighborhoods and lack of opportunity are usually blamed for boys joining violent street gangs. But a new study at Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice finds that the urge to join gangs might lie, at least in part, in their genes.
According to the study, boys who have a variant of the […]

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According to the researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, in the United States computers can damage the health and computer-related injuries are on the increase - with young children particularly at risk.
The researchers say back pain, blurred […]

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