UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health recently partnered with journalist and entrepreneur Dustin Plantholt on a new HeirStory business. Students in the UWF College of Health and UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering will help develop a technology that preserves family legacies.
Whether a student is moving onto campus for the first time or commuting from home, the transition from high school to college can challenging. Stephanie Marcello, chief psychologist at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, discusses how first-year students – and their parents – can prepare to manage the stressors that accompany this life stage.
Babies recognise pretence and around half of children can pretend themselves by 12 months, new research has found.
As students begin a new school year, school district officials across California are considering or establishing cellphone-use restrictions on campus. Their reasoning? Increased screen time, along with prolonged social media use, may disrupt the learning environment, stunt social development and harm students’ mental health, they say.
School is right around the corner. Are you and your child ready for the new year? A Penn State Health expert offers a rundown of everything you need to keep your child healthy for 2024-2025.
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have previously explored the positive impact of perceived gratitude from romantic partners for couples’ relationship quality. In a new study, they show the benefits of perceived gratitude also apply to parent-child relationships and can promote individuals’ mental health.
• After the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, ER visits and admission rates fell to pre-2016 rates during the 39 months after the pandemic • Lower rates of ER visits may be related to wider use of telemedicine, crisis hotlines and better mental health care, as well as increased awareness
Black Americans experience racial discrimination on a regular basis, and it is a cause of chronic and pervasive stress. It is known to contribute to elevated risk for poor mental health outcomes, but most research has focused on individuals.
In infancy, caregivers rely on facial expressions and vocal cues to understand a baby's needs and emotions, as babies do not use language. A new study shows that while facial expressions are important, they are less effective than vocal and cognitive signals. Adults are more focused on a child's voice when assessing emotional states and helplessness, but use cognitive content, such as reasoning abilities, to gauge intelligence. When a child's vocal immaturity conflicts with advanced cognitive abilities, caregivers prioritize vocal cues for emotional needs and cognitive cues for intelligence, highlighting how different cues influence judgments in early childhood.
More than half of Australian residents living in a large city would be open to forgoing their metropolitan lifestyles and moving to a smaller area in search of more affordable housing and better conditions for raising children.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago recently launched a free app called Little Lessons that provides credible, evidence-based tips on managing challenging behaviors in toddlers and preschoolers.
Memorial Hermann Health System has made an investment in Ready, Set, Food that will further its commitment to educate and equip families with the tools necessary to give their babies the best chance at living a life free of food allergies.
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center highlights the need to notice small changes in behavior, mood, and daily activities that might signal the start of depression or other mental health issues.
39% of U.S. adults say they worry most or all of the time that their family’s income won’t be enough to meet expenses, which is up from 28% in December of 2021. ...
One in seven parents also say they’ve had concerns about their child’s feet or the way they walk while one in 10 parents report their child has complained of foot pain, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health
A team of researchers led by the University of South Australia is delving into the reasons behind the low take-up rate of sports vouchers by families who could benefit from them the most.
Es natural que padres y cuidadores se preocupen por el tiempo de pantalla que reciben sus hijos, especialmente cuando las pantallas digitales están en todas partes, incluso en las escuelas. La Dra. Nusheen Ameenuddin, pediatra de Mayo Clinic en Rochester, Minnesota, comparte algunas recomendaciones para facilitar el manejo del uso de la tecnología por parte de las familias.
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