Blog - Kids' Health

As school closures extend and extracurricular activities are put on hold, here’s how to explain the ongoing global pandemic to your children without exacerbating their anxietie...

The first peanut allergy treatment was recently approved by the FDA. Here’s what parents need to know about this groundbreaking medicatio...

With schools closing in Massachusetts (and across the country), the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting close to home. Here’s how parents can ease the stress of self-quarantining. With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continuing to spread across the country and Massachusetts being among the hardest-hit states (as of April 15, 2020), parents are understandably beginning to feel anxious, confused, or even downright stir-crazy. The good news is that, based on current data, children have accounted for a disproportionately small fraction of COVID-19 cases in the United States thus far. As long as your child isn’t immunocompromised and doesn’t have a pre-existing respiratory condition, they are at no higher risk than adult...

A new report shows that no country in the world is taking sufficient steps to safeguard children’s future...

Poor or insufficient sleep can affect your child physically, emotionally, and academically. Here’s how to detect and address problems with your child’s sleep sched...