Kid's Health

A new report brings good news for children of divorce. Swedish researchers have found that children in joint custody arrangements are no more likely to have mental health problems than the children of parents who remain together. The report, which was produced by Malin Bergstrom and a team of researchers at Stockholm University’s Center for […]

A new report shows that, for children, bullying by one’s peers can be as emotionally damaging as abuse by an adult. The report, which is based on a study of over 5,000 English and American children by a mixed team of U.S. and British researchers, showed that bullying by peers resulted in an increased risk […]

For once, there may be some good news in America’s ongoing battle with the bulge: according to a new report, between 2003 and 2010 the number of kids eating fast food actually went down. The report, which was led by Tufts University professor Colin D. Rehm, found that the number of American children eating fast […]

Researchers at Ohio State University have drawn links between fast food consumption and lower test scores among children. Meanwhile, a less surprising finding reveals that kids who consume a lot of fast food are more likely to be obese. The study, which was carried out by Ohio State University assistant professor Dr. Katy Purtell, involved […]

Having your child learn to play a musical instrument could help them develop their language skills, a new study has found. The study — which was led by Northwestern University’s Nina Kraus, a professor of communication studies — examined children participating in Los Angeles, California’s Harmony Project, which gives kids from low income households access […]

A new study shows that energy drinks can be dangerous when consumed by younger children. The study, which was recently published by the American Heart Association, says that there were more than 5,000 energy drink-related calls to poison control centers last year. Researchers found that almost half (40 per cent) of the 5,156 calls to […]