Children's Health

Most bullying in classrooms happen when a teacher's back is turned, a substitute is present or in rooms where the "home room" teacher is not there. Bullying peaks at middle schools where students also have multiple teachers. Full Answer

Repeated bullying causes severe emotional harm and can erode a child’s self-esteem and mental health. Whether bullying is verbal, physical or relational, the long-term effects are equally harmful. Both boys and girls report high levels of... Full Answer

A study led by Dr. Vincent Matthews and his colleagues at Indiana University found that those students who played violent video games showed less brain activity in areas that involved emotions, attention, and inhibition of impulses. Researchers... Full Answer

Studies show that active bystanders can do far more than just watch. In fact, student bystanders may be our last, best hope in reducing bullying. Active bystanders can: Reduce the audience that a bully craves Mobilize the compassion of... Full Answer

Kids must realize that safety is always the primary goal, so stress to students: "If someone could get hurt, report!" "It's always better to be safe than sorry." Teach students the crucial difference between "Tattling" and "Reporting" so they... Full Answer

The concept of self-esteem is not a new concept and it is one that most people recognize as an important characteristic to have. Simply defined, self-esteem can be viewed as the way a person values oneself. Most parents, when asked, what they... Full Answer

With separation anxiety disorder, children and parents need to build confidence that separations lead to happy reunions by practicing small, planned separations one step at a time. For some children, their starting point will be just being in a separate... Full Answer

Here are a few of the top reasons why kids bully. Could any apply to your child? There may be another reason beyond this list which you can add to the end. Your child has been allowed to get away with bullying. Adults are turning a blind eye to... Full Answer

Signs of possible bullying include signs, especially in repeating patterns, that a child: • Excludes or shuns another child • Is insensitive to the feelings or needs or others; shows a lack of   empathy • Taunts, intimidates... Full Answer

Hello, there are many causes of premature birth, including but not limited to: Maternal anatomical factors, maternal substance abuse, maternal cigarette smoking, fetal illness or genetic conditions. In most cases, we do not know the exact cause of a... Full Answer