Many of us have spent the last 18 months training children to avoid COVID-19 risk within the safety of our homes. Now, children are returning to classes in a school setting that probably won't look like the one they left...
The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is astounding. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that number to be 6.1 million as of 2016...
What is sexting? Sexting means sending or receiving sexually explicit videos, photographs, or messages via mobile phone or other digital device. How common is sexting among teens? Sexting is considered a relatively common...
For many years, television was the only screen that captured the attention of children. Now the television is in competition with other devices -- computers, video games and smartphones. All of these screens offer...
Our understanding of gender is rapidly evolving. The subject of gender identity is more common these days and, for many...
Child sexual abuse is a significant, but preventable public health problem. Sexual abuse among children is a delicate...
Here in the Northeast, gardening is limited to less than half the year. Between the last frost in spring and the first...
The most effective way to control the spread of an infection is to create an effective vaccine against it. Currently in...
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to handle a crisis with ease, or adapt well to change and wonder how they do...
Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
As we move through the re-opening phases of the coronavirus pandemic, we are going to see a lot more people wearing...
A child is bullied every seven minutes in this country, and most of the time no adults or peers step in to help. It’s a...
Every child, every day. Every year, since 1994. This is how long Hasbro Children’s Hospital has been around. That is...
For some kids, sleepovers at a friend’s house or nights at summer camp are as much a part of childhood as school. While...
