Parents & Kids

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

If there is any group that could take the fun out of Halloween, it's chiropractors.*
As a nation, we have made progress in the medical and legal professions over the years in closing the occupational gender gap. Today, close to half of all med school graduates are women.
Yesterday, we wrote about the new SIDS recommendatio
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) falls into a larger category of "sudden uncategorized infant deaths" (SUID) alongside 'accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed' and those of 'unknown cause.'
Some clear thinking and sound guidance from one of the nation's leading medical associations on the issue of screen time is giving both parents and their technology-laden children reason to text thumbs-up emojis to one ano
Did the sea part?  The Earth spin off its axis?   Or, am I just dreaming that the rebirth of joy and humor and common sense and reasonableness could be the latest trend in parenting?  Pinch me, please.  
Last month, we reported on the FDA's recommendations to stay away from homeopathic teething remedies.
Amid all the sobering reports, and studies, and analyses released each week about health and nutrition, every now and then it's nice to come across a story that's just light-hearted and fun.
People often tell new parents to avoid sing-song “baby talk” with their new addition to the family because it will slow the child’s language development.