Children ages 11-13 who have their own smartphones less likely to report anxiety, study finds
A study found that children ages 11-13 who have their own smartphone are less likely to report anxiety. Katie Donnell, 28, ...
Anxiety disorders in children can be screened through school health care
A new study from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children ...
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What your child’s speech delay might be telling you
Speech delays in children may signal hidden health issues like hearing loss or neurological conditions. Learn how early ...
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April Is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the importance of protecting children from harm. Let's stand ...
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5 Easy-To-Miss Signs A Child Is Battling Loneliness, According To A Mental Health Advocate
As much as we might try, being a perfect parent is impossible. The best we can do is pay attention to our children, and ...
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Therapy Dogs May Reduce Child, Parent Anxiety in the Emergency Department
Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a modest but significantly greater reduction in both child-reported and parental-reported child anxiety in the pediatric ...
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6 Childhood Moments A Trauma Therapist Wishes She Could Bottle Up For Every Kid
According to licensed therapist Laura Harris, “While school can cause stress across all years, high school is considered by ...
UAB pediatric expert shares tips on helping kids navigate flying fears
Between changes in routine and recent headlines about plane crashes, children may experience some fears when it comes to flying.
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Peaceful pups—therapy dogs reduce kids' anxiety in ED, study finds
More specifically, 46% of children in the therapy dog group showed a decrease in anxiety scores compared to 23% in the control group. A decrease was defined as a 2.5-point drop in reported anxiety ...
Pixel 9a gets Google Wallet for kids to help ease your anxiety over your child's spending
Google Wallet for kids, first introduced with the Fitbit Ace LTE, is expanding to smartphones with the Pixel 9a.
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Anxiety disorders in children can be screened through school health care
Over 11,000 children aged 10–13 were screened with a five-item version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) questionnaire, and children who screened positive in ...