Men who started smoking regularly before the age of 11 had sons who, on average, had 5-10kg more body fat than their peers by the time they were in their teens, according to new research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol....
Child neglect cases can present professional challenges greater than those in other forms of ill treatment and abuse. Though there is growing evidence that the impact of neglect on a child's development and wellbeing can be as profound and sometimes...
It's been a tough couple of weeks for Withrow University High School students. The freshman class, about 380 kids, is not only dealing with the shooting death of a 14-year-old classmate but accusations against another 14-year-old for shooting and...
GRAND FORKS – American Indian and Hispanic children in North Dakota and Minnesota continue to lag behind their white peers, and by some measures they are worse off than their peers of the same race around the nation, according to a report from...
Perfectly Positioned to Minister to Those Suffering from Adverse Childhood Experiences- Part 1 The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study of 1997 removed the veil of secrecy from the extent and effects of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction....
For African-American children seeking a better future, no state looks worse than Wisconsin. A new national report shows that children of color face enormous barriers to educational and financial achievement — with Wisconsin ranking...
Removing pressure from medical school while teaching students skills to manage stress and bounce back from adversity improves their mental health and boosts their academic achievement, Saint Louis University research finds. Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd,...
Most in the conventional and alternative health communities accept that chronic, underlying inflammation is a root cause of degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s/dementia, various forms of arthritis and even heart disease...
Two UCLA professors who conducted the most thorough analysis to date of studies on school bullying have found that K-12 schools' efforts to curtail bullying are often disappointing. The study revealed that schools are trying many different approaches...
The current deadline for open enrollment for healthcare insurance coverage in Oregon was extended through April 30. However, for survivors of domestic violence who are also married, this open enrollment period is extending to May 31. The U.S....
Children who grow up with a parent addicted to drugs or alcohol are at increased risk of developing arthritis in adulthood, new research suggests. An observational study of more than 13,000 adults showed that those with a history of parental addiction...
My friend Steven decided to become a doctor because he wanted to serve the poor. When it came time to choose a specialty, however, he picked pediatrics because he said he had run out of patience for the self-destructive behavior he saw...
National Crittenton Foundation President Jeannette Pai-Espinosa wrote this for Youth Today: The numbers tell us two sobering facts about girls and juvenile justice. First, they tell us that the percentage of girls in the juvenile justice system has...
The school-to-prison pipeline, to my mind, is the most insidious arm of this country's prison-industrial complex. Under the guise of protecting our children, we push many of them out of school and into prisons, limit their opportunities, fail to...