Kids Special

Recess is not a luxury for school children, but a necessary part of how they learn, grow and stay healthy, according to a policy

Avoid a sedentary summer with these tips By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant   Instead of letting your kids doomscroll or veg in front of the

Middle and high school students spend nearly a third of the school day on their smartphones, undermining their education, a new study says. The

Whole milk may soon be back on school lunch trays across the U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new law recently that allows schools

Worried your boy is going to be a difficult teen, in constant friction with parents, teachers and other authority figures? Get him involved in

Babies who grow up around dogs might be less likely to develop childhood asthma, a new study says. However, they don’t get the same

As the new school year begins, experts say one simple habit can help kids succeed: Getting enough sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Cyberbullying is widespread among U.S. teens and is linked to post-traumatic stress symptoms in middle- and high-school students, a new study says. Nearly 9

Previously, the CDC estimated 1 in 150 kids had autism. That rose to 1 in 44 by 2018, 1 in 36 in 2020, and

Even if a teen is at a healthy weight, just thinking they are overweight can greatly raise their odds for self-harm, a new study