Parent Substance Abuse Increases Risks for Kids, Study Says
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Parents and caregivers of children who abuse alcohol or use, produce, or distribute drugs have kids who are at increased risk of medical and behavioral problems. A new clinical More...
Parent Diet Quality Correlates Strongly with Children’s Diet, Study Says
(Photo: Petr Kratochvil, Creative Commons) Scientists have discovered that the quality of parents’ and children’s diets is related. A study that analyzed 698 parent-child duos was produced to understand More...
Parent Comments on Child’s Weight Can Linger into Adulthood
(Photo: A Quick Bite) It is not unusual for parents to make comments about their daughters’ eating habits, weight, or growth — and moms and dads might think what they are saying is helpful, but often More...
Parent Use of Smartphones Raise Risks of Danger for Kids
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Many parents spend time on their smartphones liking something on a friend’s Facebook page, playing Candy Crush, or checking their emails – but parents who have trouble More...
Parent Perceptions of Child’s Weight May Drive Obesity
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Two different studies have put a spotlight on the complexities of the relationship between children’s weights and their parents’ perceptions. One of the studies revealed More...
NerdWallet Report Looks at Consequences of Parent PLUS Loans
(Photo: Andrew Magill, Creative Commons) NerdWallet has released a new study looking into the consequences for parents who take on student loans on behalf of their children in order to allow them to attend the More...
LAUSD Rejects Parent Trigger Petition, Groups Push Back
(Photo: P. Mateus, Creative Commons) Los Angeles Unified School District leaders have denied a “parent trigger” petition from a group of parents asking to give control of their southeast Los Angeles More...
Parent Alcohol Consumption Influences Children’s Drinking Habits
The UK Department of Health has announced official guidelines recommending that young people who are 15-years-old or younger should not drink alcohol. But even though the number of children who admit to drinking More...
Tennessee Bill Addresses Safe Parent Storage of Firearms
Tennessee is about begin a discussion concerning children and loaded guns. A new measure is moving through the legislature that would make parents liable for leaving loaded guns in areas that are accessible to More...
Parent Depression, Anxiety Linked to Kids’ Eating Habits
A new study has suggested that preschool children whose parents suffer from depression or anxiety may be likelier to become fussy eaters, a trait that results in young ones regularly rejecting certain foods. Fussy More...