childhood
Book tells kids how to tackle difficult childhood experiences
The book is billed as a must have for every family to explain the concept of death and bereavement to young ones.
Parents' childhood trauma could cause health problems in kids
Parents who lived through adverse childhood experiences were more likely to report higher levels of aggravation as parents.
Exercise reduces risk of death among select cancer survivors
The study appears in the journal JAMA Oncology.
No need for high-dose vitamin D in infants: study
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of infants being small for their gestational age.
Find out how childhood friendship can benefit health in adults
Boys who spent more time with friends as children tended to have lower blood pressure and lower BMI as men in their early 30s.
Risk of heart problems higher in people who survived cancer as children
High blood pressure and dyslipidaemia were the most common cardiovascular risk factors identified in the childhood cancer survivors.
US childhood obesity rates rising again
Parents can create a bastion of protection for children in the home, by keeping junk foods out.
Preterm babies have fewer friends in early childhood, says study
However, these children make more friends and gain more acceptance from peers after they enter elementary school.
Lead exposure as a child may not be cause criminal behaviour in adulthood
Some researchers suggest that lead may be linked to criminal behaviour but that association could be explained by low socioeconomic status.
People say I’ve imbibed my mom’s qualities: Priyamvada Kant
Since my childhood, I’ve shared everything with her and the bond has grown stronger over the years.