Too little play time, not enough parental involvement, and too much time on screens may account for the problem. A UT ...

Walk into any custodial youth justice facility in the UK—from young offender's institutions to secure training centers and ...

Nearly a million children in the UK are living without a bed and are having to share with family members or sleep on the floor, as years of austerity cuts and the cost of living crisis dramatically ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...

A recent review published in Pediatric Physical Therapy has highlighted deficiencies in the scientific support and ...

Ruth Salway receives funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC). During the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and school closures brought ...

Parents, teachers, coaches and other adults shouting at, denigrating or verbally threatening children can be as damaging to their development as sexual or physical abuse, a new study finds. The study, ...

Myranda Hawthorne receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Sophie M Phillips receives funding from Children's Health Research Institute and Mitacs. Trish Tucker receives funding from ...

Children in long-term workless households highest for nearly a decade - The Office for National Statistics said the figure of ...

England must give children the same protection from assault as adults, writes Aaron Greenberg. If you smacked or slapped an ...