I’ve always suspected that violent video games were unhealthy to the mental health and well-being of children playing them.
 
New research in the field of video games investigated how violent games affect the emotional behavior of children and how it impacts their response to life events. 
 
Playing video games that are violent, for as little as 20 [...]

Children with asthma, hypnosis can help to reduce symptoms including habit coughing, unexplained sensations of breathing difficulty and reducing a child’s discomfort during medical procedures.
 
Ran D. Anbar, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY, recommends hypnosis as a treatment option when a child’s respiratory symptoms appear to have a psychological [...]

Premature babies are exposed to numerous stresses in intensive care nurseries, including loud noises, bright lights, blood drawing, and invasive procedures.  Stress can have negative effect on these babies’ immune systems.  Massage therapy can be beneficial because it lowers stress and improves their immune system. 
 
Massage has been used in premature and low birth weight babies [...]

A study conducted at the University of Miami’s Touch Research Institute involving 17  aggressive adolescents were randomly assigned to a massage therapy group or a relaxation therapy group to receive 20-minute therapy sessions, twice a week for five weeks.  The massaged adolescents had lower anxiety after the first and last sessions. By the end of [...]

Fortunately, there are medication alternatives to successfully treating ADHD children that is supported by research evidence.  Children afflicted with this disorder also tend to have more ear infections, asthma, headaches, dry skin, and eczema, compared to other children. 
 
Donald Rudin MD, and Clara Felix, authors of Omega-3 Oils: A Practical Guide (Avery 1996). Both Rudin and [...]

While the cause of ADHD is not well understood, and some cases may have neurological causes, children may respond to psychotherapy instead, noted Esther Fine, PhD, a psychoanalyst in private practice in Los Angeles, during a lecture at the American Psychoanalytic Association meeting.
 
“Unfortunately, it is now a prevalent notion that it is no longer necessary [...]

Do You Know What Your Child is Doing 7 Hours a Day?
Hint:  It has nothing to do with sleeping.
 
A report released this week by the Kaiser Foundation report troubling and startling findings regarding our children’s use of mobile media.
 
My primary concern, having observed children in my family, friends and others is that many of these [...]

Most Youth Say They Have No Rules About How Much Time They Can Spend With TV, Video Games, or Computers
With technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth, according to [...]

Pediatrics journal published the findings of a study using guided imagery conducted at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  Thirty four children ages 6 to 15 years, with a diagnosis of functional abdominal pain were assigned to receive two months of at home guided imagery treatment and standard medical care.  Children who received only standard medical [...]

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition was conducted to investigate the role of Lactobacillus GG (LGG) in the prevention of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections in children who attend day care centers.
The researchers placed a group of 281 children who attended day care in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.  They were randomly [...]