Browsing Tag
children
242 posts
Believing in Santa Claus doesn’t make children act nicer at Christmas
Santa Claus alone is not enough for a happy Christmas Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Hamleys He’s making a…
Forest schools don’t actually boost most children’s mental health
Children in Quebec, Canada, taking part in the Open Sky School programme Nathanael Corre/École à Ciel Ouvert Forest…
It’s Time to Make the Internet Safer for Kids
In the real world, we have more than a century of experience figuring out how to share the…
Why we now think the myopia epidemic can be slowed – or even reversed
I vividly remember getting my first pair of glasses as a child. My mum is very near-sighted and…
764 Terror Network Member Richard Densmore Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
In the government’s sentencing memorandum, federal prosecutors asked that Densmore receive the maximum 30-year penalty for his role…
This surprisingly creative trick helps children eat more fruit and veg
Weaving tales of magical fruit and vegetables into your children’s stories may encourage them to eat healthy snacks…
The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids
Yonker and her colleagues will administer larazotide to 32 patients between the ages of 7 and 21, who…
Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog ‘pen pal’
A drawing by a child who took part in the animal pen pal scheme Courtesy of YAPS and…
RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids
After 25 years as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Asunción Mejías is too familiar with the deadly unpredictability…
Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children spend in hospital
Medical clowns can help children through their treatments FatCamera/Getty Images Children and teenagers with pneumonia seem to spend…