Excessive sugar consumption in childhood is linked to long-term health problems, including heart disease, obesity and type 2 ...

For kids and teenagers, what does it mean to be “healthy”? It’s a loaded question as research findings, our habits and our living environments keep shifting and evolving. According to medical experts, ...

While most parents know to limit candy, the true danger of sugar in a child's diet is often hidden in plain sight. A growing ...

As principal of Dunaire Elementary School, Sean Deas has seen firsthand the struggles faced by children living in extended-stay hotels. About 10% of students at his school, just east of Atlanta, live ...

Children are nearly three-quarters (71%) more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of five and 18, if the firstborn child in their family experienced adversity during their first ...

Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. A common misconception about eating disorders is that they afflict ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

The Trump administration released a report Tuesday outlining a broad strategy to improve children's health. It calls for a wide range of executive actions and policy reforms aimed at tackling a rise ...

Preventive mental health care begins at home and in schools. A clinical psychologist explains why emotional safety, early ...

America has moved from ignoring mental health to openly embracing it. That’s progress. But a new Illinois law, which makes schools — not parents — the gatekeepers of children’s mental health ...