Younger Kids ‘Should’ Get COVID Booster, Says CDC Panel
Similar to their older peers, children ages 5 to 11 should get a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty), the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said on Thursday. In an 11-1 vote, with one abstention, the committee agreed that children ages 5 to 11 should receive an additional dose of the mRNA […]
Diet plays key role in ADHD symptoms in children: Study finds more fruits and veggies means less inattention
Here’s a good reason for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to eat their fruits and vegetables: It may help reduce inattention issues, a new study suggests. As part of a larger study, researchers asked parents of 134 kids with ADHD symptoms to complete a detailed questionnaire about the typical foods the children ate, […]
Diet plays key role in ADHD symptoms in children: Study finds more fruits and veggies means less inattention
Here’s a good reason for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to eat their fruits and vegetables: It may help reduce inattention issues, a new study suggests. As part of a larger study, researchers asked parents of 134 kids with ADHD symptoms to complete a detailed questionnaire about the typical foods the children ate, […]
How Can I Get Rid of a Cold While Breastfeeding?
The safety of giving infants and children over-the-counter (OTC) cold and cough medicine is important for caregivers to understand. While there is no “gold standard” recommendation for giving infants and children OTC cold and cough medicine for fever, aches, cough, and runny nose, a few standards have been recommended. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends […]
Nearly All Transgender Kids Stick With New Identity 5 Years Later
In the years following their social transition, the vast majority of young transgender children continued to identify as such, a longitudinal study found. Among 317 transgender children, only 7.3% altered their gender identification — or retransitioned — during a 5-year period, according to researchers led by Kristina Olson, PhD, of Princeton University in New Jersey. […]
Study finds children with vegetarian diet have similar growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat: Children with a vegetarian diet also had higher odds of underweight weight status
A study of nearly 9,000 children found those who eat a vegetarian diet had similar measures of growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat. The study, published in Pediatrics and led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto, also found that children with a vegetarian diet had higher odds of […]
Gastrointestinal issues linked with anxiety, social withdrawal for kids with autism: Findings could help shape future treatments aimed at easing pain for kids with autism experiencing constipation, stomach pain
Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to experience gastrointestinal issues, such as constipation and stomach pain, at a higher rate than their neurotypical peers. Some also experience other internalizing symptoms at the same time, including stress, anxiety, depression and social withdrawal. Until now, no studies have examined the causal relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and internalizing […]
Guns Have Become the Top Killer of U.S. Kids
Gun-related deaths increased significantly among children and adolescents in 2020, becoming the leading cause of mortality among youth, researchers said. The crude rate of firearm-related deaths among individuals ages 1 to 19 years increased by 13.5% from 2019 to 2020, surpassing motor vehicle-related deaths for the first time since 1999, reported Jason Goldstick, PhD, of […]
What Is the 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety?
Young children and anxiety Parenting a young child can be tough. The 3-3-3 rule is a mindfulness technique that’s simple enough for young children and it asks them to name three things they can see, identify three sounds they can hear, and move three different parts of their bodies. Parenting a young child can be […]
Prenatal Disinfectant Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids
Mothers who were exposed to disinfectants on the job were more likely to have children with asthma, an analysis of a large birth cohort from Japan suggested. After adjusting for many factors including maternal return to work 1 year after giving birth, mothers who used disinfectants every day in the prenatal period were more likely […]