(HealthDay News) — In new guidelines released Sunday, the American Academy of Pediatrics has expanded the age range for the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to children as young as 4 and as old as 18. For the youngest children, the academy is emphasizing the use of behavior treatments over medication in [...]
(HealthDay News) — Children are more apt to dislike obese peers and others with an "undesirable trait" if they believe it’s the child’s own fault, according to new research. The study included 137 third- through eighth-grade students who were asked to respond to statements about six hypothetical boys who were either a poor student or [...]
(HealthDay News) — Obese 8- and 9-year-olds are more likely to suffer socially and emotionally than their normal-weight peers, a new study finds. In the study, researchers in Australia checked children’s BMI, a measure of height and weight, at ages 4 and 5 and then again a few years later. Parents and teachers filled out [...]
HealthDay News — Inadequate sleep and the absence of a good bedtime routine take a toll on the school performance of primary school children, research shows.When 6-year-old children go to bed late and sleep less than nine hours each night, their academic skills suffer along with their memory and motivation, researchers in Barcelona found. via [...]
HealthDay News — For some children, the start of school means the beginning of bullying.Despite widespread efforts to deal with the problem, bullying is a persistent issue in schools, says Donna Henderson, a professor of counseling at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C."The goal is to create a no-bullying environment for children. It’s hard because [...]
HealthDay News — For kids, the end of summer means an abrupt end to staying up late and sleeping until noon: It also signals the beginning of brand new challenges and perhaps a case of the back-to-school jitters.Whether your child is a preschooler or a teen, some anxiety about the first day of school is [...]
(HealthDay News) — Children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a much higher risk of developing a written language disorder, a new study indicates. To ADHD experts, the current observation does not come as a particular surprise. It has long been known that children with ADHD stand a much higher chance of developing some [...]
HealthDay News — Bullying may contribute to a drop in high school students’ grades, especially if they’re black and Hispanic teens who are high achievers, a new study has found.Researchers compared the grade point averages GPAs of 9,590 students from 580 U.S. high schools. The students were asked if they experienced bullying in grade 10. [...]
Ah, summer. Is there any time of the year more dear to children’s hearts? Its bliss is only marred by what’s at the end of it – back to school. After months of nothing more strenuous than camp, children’s brains are just not ready for the rigors of the classroom and the structured format of [...]
HealthDay News — Parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have one more worry to add to their list: Kids younger than 10 years old with ADHD may be unable to cross the street safely on their own.New research found that while children with ADHD may look as if they are capable of crossing the street [...]
