Yahoo

Too many toys is bad for kids — and parents, too. Here’s how to feel less overwhelmed (and clear out the clutter).

Legos for days; endless stuffed animals; a replica of every dinosaur that ever existed. Wall-to-wall toys can be a parent’s personal hell — of our own creation. Maybe you can’t say no to other ...
Yahoo

Parents are worried about their kids’ smartphone use—but less than half fully utilize parental controls, research finds

Only 54% of parents feel that their kids are safe online, with top concerns including predatory behavior, cyberbullying, and seeing inappropriate content. Meanwhile, less than half of parents (47%) ...
Reason

Study: Kids With Smartphones Are Less Depressed, Anxious, Bullied Than Peers Without Them

It's funny how much media coverage is devoted to anything suggesting that phones might be ruining kids—and how little coverage goes to studies suggesting the opposite. So it goes with a new report ...
Forbes

Startup Playhouse MD Wants To Add Power Of Play To Kids’ Healthcare

Playhouse MD, a company that makes medical devices designed to make healthcare procedures less scary for young children by incorporating play, is launching its first products for sale. An ...

Do Parents Have Favorite Children? Of Course They Do.

Research from recent decades shows that versions of Kara’s experience are common for less favored siblings. In childhood, ...
The Conversation

Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families

Marlene B. Schwartz receives funding from the USDA, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Partnership for a Healthier America, and the CT State ...
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There’s a new push to put whole milk back in schools. Here’s why

A push is gaining traction to bring whole and 2 percent milk back to school cafeterias, more than a decade after it was removed to combat childhood obesity. Federal legislation, backed by bipartisan ...
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There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is growing to put it back. Federal lawmakers have revived ...