In a healthy family, a mother and father are available and competent, so that each child is able to develop a secure and separate sense of self. Children who are clear about their own boundaries and ...

Children with food allergies may have higher-than-expected rates of short stature and low weight, a Dutch study finds.

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...

A rice price spike in Indonesia left children shorter and heavier as adults, revealing the hidden, long-term cost of food ...

The children with diets high in calories, fat and sugar and low in fiber at ages seven and 10, had stiffer arteries aged 17 compared to children who had eaten less calorific, fatty and sugary foods in ...

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...