An inexpensive, cavity-fighting liquid called silver diamine fluoride works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay in a school cavity prevention and treatment program, according to a new study. For the study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers followed more than 4,000 elementary school students for four years. The findings show...
by University of South Australia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor children’s sports, there’s no doubt that parents are essential—they’re the free ferry service, the half-time orange supplier, and the local cheer squad. But when it comes to sideline behavior, some parents can behave badly, and when this happens it’s often a case of “monkey see, monkey do.”...
by Erin Kayata, Northeastern University Credit: Fueled by Social Media, Gen Zers and Millennials Admit to Overspending on Beauty Products (2024). Over the holidays, Drunk Elephant skincare was a wish list mainstay, sending confused parents to beauty stores to puzzle over why their middle schoolers needed so many expensive products. The reason is social media, which...
ALLIE MILLER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette JUL 27, 2023 8:01 AM One of the most common diseases seen in children is acute sinusitis, which tends to be treated with antibiotics. A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC explored a way to limit antibiotic use, which comes with potential side effects, to those young patients who would...
The Centers for Disease Control study shows that a quarter of children with autism are diagnosed with profound autism and are most likely to be poor, female, and non-white. Here, Walter Zahorodny, director of the New Jersey Autism Study at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, who helped compile the data and compute the results, discusses the more than 16 years of patient...
Marchese, professor practice in the School of Social Work in Syracuse University’s Falk College, studies trauma, PTSD, mental health, and mind-body wellness. She answers three questions below with advice on best ways to discuss traumatic events: Q How should I approach the topic of a school shooting with my child or teen? A Children/adolescents may react differently...
by Cassy Dittman, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock The new year often means a new season of kids’ sports. Many families may be pondering whether to commit to another season or discovering their child is now saying they’d like to quit their usual sport. My husband and I faced this dilemma last year when our nine-year-old...
The holidays can be magical times for children, but they can provoke stress, which can manifest in different ways than in adults. Schenike Massie-Lambert, program coordinator of the Rutgers Children’s Center for Resilience and Trauma Recovery at University Behavioral Health Care, discusses ways to keep children’s stress at bay during the holidays: Q Why might the holidays be...
The study is unusual because it followed a group of more than 250 children for five years during which most of them acquired their first cell phones. Instead of comparing phone-using kids with those who don’t have phones at a single point in time, the scientists tracked the participants’ well-being as they transitioned to phone...
by Brandie Jefferson, Washington University in St. Louis Credit: CC0 Public Domain Children who were exposed to cannabis in the womb continue to show elevated rates of symptoms of psychopathology (depression, anxiety and other psychiatric conditions), even as—at ages 11 and 12—they head toward adolescence, according to research from the Department of Psychological & Brain...
