As details about traumatic events unfold in the news, it is important for families to navigate these conversations with young children with care. Ariel Moon & Tiffany McGettigan Learning about a major ...

When reports of foreign attacks and rising death tolls have the potential to reach children's ears, parents have to decide what — and how much — to tell their children about what is happening in the ...

University of Waikato provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. University of Waikato provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Rates of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand ...

Children are never too young to be introduced to the many cultures and people of our world. Dr. Aisha White, with the Office of Child Development at University of Pittsburgh, says “The research ...

We conducted a web-based cross-sectional survey assessing the psychosocial concerns of 224 women with metastatic cancer who had minor children. This analysis focused on participant responses to ...

Young children are easily confused by death and need plain and truthful explanations when someone dies. This is true whether the person they know dies suddenly, of an unexpected accident or illness ...

Long before Stephen Camarata became a speech pathologist, he was familiar with the anxiety experienced by parents of late-talking children. His own mother told him about the stress that she went ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I offer straight talk on science, medicine, health and vaccines. Last week, I had to break the difficult news to our 5-year-old, ...

Mattel and other toy companies have been working on AI toys that are expected to be unveiled in 2026, but child safety groups ...