About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their ...

A hearing into the government's proposed 'Thriving Kids' program for children with "mild to moderate" developmental delays and autism has returned few answers about how it is intended to work. Labor ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenalee Doom, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) About 4 in 10 of the more than ...

In context: Child behavior experts have long warned about the harmful effects of excessive screen time and have urged parents to limit their children's smartphone use. Now, parents in California are ...

Six out of ten parents says their kids are like Dennis the Menace and cause mayhem over the summer holidays. Researchers found 57 per cent said their children cause disasters around the home - just ...

A north west town is grappling with shuttered shops and "feral" gangs of children, according to residents living there. St Helens, which shares a border with Greater Manchester, has dominated ...

This image provided by medical publisher Miwa-Shoten Ltd. shows a patient with acute esotropia. The eye on the right-hand side of the image is seen turned inward. Prolonged smartphone use could result ...

October is Spine Health Awareness month. You may think back pain is something unique to adults, but it’s becoming increasingly common among young people. So what can you do about it? “The big thing ...

A Labor MP has put the government on notice that a proposed support scheme for children with autism is causing "significant anxiety", after a parliamentary hearing into the scheme delivered few ...

U.S. health officials cast doubt on COVID-19 as a potential cause of severe hepatitis that’s been seen in dozens of previously healthy children around the world, while adding weight to the possibility ...