Every child experiences times when they become worried or afraid. However, sometimes those feelings become overwhelming. That intense feeling is called anxiety. Anxiety is a normal reaction to ...

The virus, known as parvovirus B19, is on the rise across the United States, and particularly in children ages 5 to 9, the ...

Children worry, and they feel alone with their worries. Early on, they worry about shadows, ghosts, and monsters or imaginary creatures under the bed or in the closet. They worry about fires and ...

For years, families have tracked their children’s health by where they fall on the growth chart. But experts say it isn’t ...

Researchers have been looking at how children from single-parent and two-parent families fare in life. So what did they find? Family life is more richly varied than ever before. A growing ...

Children, even preschoolers, are not immune to depression. Evidence currently indicates that depression affects 1 to 3 percent of children before puberty. Early-onset depression is a treatable ...

Aug. 12, 2024 — Scientists have identified novel genetic variations that influence relapse risk in children with standard risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia ... Your Best Friend from High ...

Most parents who have spent time watching their children develop and grow can attest to the idea that the process is a fascinating one; from observing children learn how to walk and speak to ...

Our founder Eglantyne Jebb saw children dying of starvation and wracked with disease after the end of the First World War. So, in 1919, she launched the Save the Children Fund to raise much-needed ...

A photo of Jood, bleeding on a dirty hospital floor, went viral: And after weeks of coordination, the nonprofit Palestine Children's Relief Fund rescued Jood and Ahmed, bringing them some 6,000 ...

Within just eight months, the children – who were ranging in age from 8-13 at the time – had lost both parents. They were taken in by their grandmother, Jennifer’s mother, Gloria Farber ...

Over 100 years ago, Save the Children’s pioneering founder established that children have rights. Today and every day, thanks to our supporters, we are advocates for the rights of 2.3 billion children ...