Every year, Child Health Month serves as a timely reminder of the importance of nurturing the health and well-being of ...

Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers find. In popular culture, dads are stoic, sensitive and strong. So powerful is the ...

There has been a "shocking" rise in urgent mental health help for kids. Children's mental health challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic are a "national emergency," a group of pediatricians and other ...

The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and ...

(CNN) — Mothers bear much of the burden for a child’s healthy development, from pregnancy through their teen years. But a large, new study adds to the growing body of evidence saying fathers, too, are ...

A recent study suggests that limiting screen time and promoting physical activity from childhood may help safeguard mental health in adolescence. The findings are particularly significant given that ...

Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental ...