Children's Health Category

Children’s Book Teaches an Integrative Approach to Mental Health Basics

Stress is at an all-time high. Increasingly, the general public and healthcare system are acknowledging ACEs (adverse childhood experiences), and the negative effects early-life traumas have on health. Sadly, children’s exposure to ACEs are compounded by ...

What Is Jaundice? Get the Facts on Neonatal vs. Adult Jaundice

The term jaundice is derived from the French word "jaune," meaning yellow, which make sense because that's exactly what jaundice does — it causes the skin and eyes to have a yellow discoloration. Neonatal jaundice is ...

Study Finds Maternal Inflammation Risk Factors Associated With Children’s Behavioral, Emotional Regulation

We know that inflammation is a natural response to foreign invaders in the body, and we also know that chronic inflammation can cause a host of problems. What has not been fully examined is how ...

Metal in Baby Food: Research Reveals Risk of Ingesting Heavy Metals

Of all food categories, it may be safe to say that ensuring the purity of baby foods and making sure there are no toxic ingredients or heavy metals in baby food should be one that's ...

Investing in Your Grandkids’ Future? It Starts in the Kitchen

Grandchildren are some of life’s greatest treasures. Martha and I have 14 grandchildren. Like many of you, we try to step in to help whenever we can. You may be happy to chip in for everything ...

The Harmful Effects of Climate Change on Children’s Health

We know that burning fossil fuels is one of the leading contributors to climate change. That's because it causes air pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions, which affect both the atmosphere and the type of air we breathe ...

Benefits of Aunts: Why Aunts May Be Just as Important as Moms

It's no surprise that having a positive female role model is extremely important for young girls. This is especially true in the current world of social media, bullying and the ever-changing, progressing "norms" for women. The ...

School Lunch: What Schools Are Getting Wrong and What to Do About It

People like to say, "You are what you eat." We like to say, "You are what you break down and absorb." When you pair this with the staggering statistic that at least 54 percent of ...

Concerned About Your Children’s Growth? 5 Nutrition Remedies

In my 50-plus years of pediatric practice, I have consulted with thousands of parents about the confusing diagnosis of failure to thrive. The problem isn’t with growth charts. We include them in most of our ...

New Study Shows Family Connection Associated With Greater Prevalence of Flourishing for Adolescents

What happens when an adolescent feels cared for, safe and supported at home? According to a study published last month, the child is much more likely to flourish when she has experienced a sense of ...