Stark inequalities revealed in children's in-school physical activity

A large-scale study by the University of Bath of more than 17,000 primary school pupils and 2,300 teachers across England has ...
Science Daily

Spanking and other physical discipline lead to exclusively negative outcomes for children in low- and middle-income countries

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional ...
CNN

Adults shouting at children can be as harmful to a child’s development as sexual or physical abuse, study finds

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, ...
JSTOR Daily

Should Parents' Physical Punishment of Children Be Considered a Source of Toxic Stress That Affects Brain Development?

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The notion that negative childhood experiences can be sources of toxic stress that have shortand long-term consequences for children's health ...
The Conversation

Kids’ physical activity before age 5 matters so much because of the developing brain

Nathan Hall receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Melanie Gregg receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Brock University provides funding ...
U.S. News & World Report

Verbal Abuse As Damaging As Physical Abuse To Children's Mental Health

Verbal Abuse As Damaging As Physical Abuse To Children's Mental Health By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words ...
STAT

MAHA Commission promotes fitness as a vital sign for children. What does that mean?

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Nobody’s against fitness for children. But ...
CNN

A father’s poor mental health may harm his children’s development, study finds

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Mothers bear much of the ...
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Study saying monthly cash won’t help children’s health is highly misleading — even irresponsible

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...