Parents & Kids

Child development, paediatric health, and parenting through a scientific lens — helping families make informed decisions based on current research rather than guesswork.

Join host Cameron English as he sits down with Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on Episode 45 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
In May 2021, a survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T.H.
During the week starting April 24, 2022, 40% of baby formula was out of stock in more than 11,000 s
Law firms are now actively working to gather clients for class action lawsuits against baby food manufacturers.
[I would mention the study, main author and journal as a little foreplay here.]
At just three months old and with no warning, my older brother—my parents' first child—died in his sleep at the babysitter's house, a tragic case of a very rare condition called sudden infant d
Breastfeeding is the natural alternative to commercial infant formulas.
If you're a parent, the chances are good that you know at least one other parent who worries about everything: toxic baby food, pesticides, stranger danger, drug use, COVID—you name it, they're worried it's going to kill their children.
I wrote the other day about the effects of “chemosignals,” scents or odors from a newborn's scalp on aggression by their mothers and fathers.