Have you ever wondered why kids often prefer chips over salad or why some families naturally choose home-cooked meals over ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes that children need a variety of nutrients for proper growth and development. As ...

Raising healthy children sounds pretty simple: Good nutrition and 60 minutes of physical activity a day protects kids from obesity, diabetes, and a host of chronic diseases later in life.

Pediatricians at St Luke’s recommend that children aged six to twelve get nine to twelve hours of sleep each night, while ...

Instilling a lifelong love for healthy foods in your kids means starting early with modeling positive eating behaviors, creating a structured eating environment and encouraging them to eat for ...

Findings reveal that the health of children in the U.S. has deteriorated across nearly every major health indicator over the ...

But now is not the time to retreat into our homes to "protect" our children, pediatrician Dr. Christopher Forrest told ...

Growing kids often get hungry between meals. Many packaged snacks for kids may be unhealthy – full of added sugars and artificial ingredients. Here are 28 healthy snacks kids love. Snack time is ...

Among children ages 3 to 17, the "prevalence of chronic conditions increased from 39.9% to 45.7% in pediatric health systems ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – One in five kids and adolescents in the U.S. is obese and it’s considered a serious public health problem. Obesity can affect everything in the body, like the heart and lungs ...

RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age. Updated May 27, 2025 ...