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Children and teenagers with an autism spectrum disorder or those who have attention deficit and hyperactivity problems are much more likely to wish to be another gender. So says John Strang of the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140313/Teenagers-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-are-more-likely-to-wish-to-be-another-gender.aspx

A study led by Dr. Elisa Muniz,  a pediatrician at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York, found that Preschoolers who sing, tell stories and eat dinner with their families tend to be emotionally healthier and better adjusted socially than kids who don’t have such routines. http://journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/Abstract/2014/02000/Family_Routines_and_Social_Emotional_School.2.aspx http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-kids-family-routine-20140312,0,3862100.story  

Researchers with the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston found that Overweight kids ate 50% of their meals in front of the TV, compared with 35% for normal-weight children. They found that kids who ate dinner with their families ate more vegetables, were more likely to eat lower-fat foods, and drank fewer sodas than those who […]

A new survey by the American Psychological Association revealed high stress levels among teens, especially during the school year. Teens reported that their stress level during the school year—which they ranked as 5.8, on average, with 10 being the worst—was beyond what they perceived to be a healthy range. (Adults ranked their stress level at […]

Some tips for parents on how to encourage good sibling relationships: http://www.enannysource.com/blog/index.php/2014/02/05/ways-to-get-your-children-to-encourage-each-other/