Sweden plans to ban mobile phones in schools
MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban…
Early outdoor play reduces future mental health risks in children
Children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of two and four may be less likely…
Trump Accounts create a new route for Roth IRA wealth
Families have signed up nearly 6 million children for Trump Accounts, set to launch next month. For some, claiming…
Controversial China ‘dead or alive’ app transforms into valuable personal safety tool
A controversial Chinese app with the allegedly offensive name “dead or alive” has been transformed into a government-backed…
Study links fathers’ preconception stress to altered offspring development
Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence…
Early multidisciplinary care speeds concussion recovery in children
Children recover significantly faster from concussion after receiving early, multidisciplinary care designed to treat persistent symptoms, according to…
Anxiety Diagnoses By Pediatricians Up 300% in 10 Years, Study Shows
(© Syda Productions – stock.adobe.com) In A Nutshell The rate of children’s primary care visits that included a…
Early neural activity regulates speech-related gene to build communication circuits
Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan…
Time in nature may improve disadvantaged children’s mental health
Growing up in disadvantaged communities can take a toll on children, with greater stress leading to mental health…
nCourage expansion brings coordinated anti-trafficking support to Caledon | Spare News
nCourage, Peel’s Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Integrated Service Hub, will be expanding its anti-human sex trafficking work in Peel…
Crowd mourns 2 young children at candlelight vigil in Calgary Friday night
Friday night was emotional for a large crowd who gathered in northwest Calgary for a candlelight vigil, paying…
African Elephants May Be Using Farm Crops As Medicine
Elephants in Gabon may be self-medicating (Credit: Animalsurvival.org) Farmers in Gabon, West Africa, often wake up to find…