The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

Well-child visits are a time when parents can check up on their child’s health and make sure they’re growing and developing normally. Well-child visits usually start a few days after children are born ...

During the past two years, child poverty in America set new records — one for the better and one for the worse. The main innovation of the expanded child allowance in 2021 was to do away with the ...

If you are a middle child, or have a sibling who is a middle child, you may be wondering if “middle child syndrome” is a real thing. Middle child syndrome is the belief that middle children are ...

Child-only health insurance is health insurance that only covers children. The best child-only policies are usually through Medicaid or CHIP, since they offer free and low-cost plans. There are many ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Being an only child is a “disease in itself,” according to 19th-century psychologist Stanley G. Hall. Even though Hall’s views and scholarly research methods have been questioned and criticized, only ...

Parents or caregivers should consult a doctor if their child of any age has repeated temperature readings above 104°F (40°C). However, most childhood fevers do not require treatment. Fevers are common ...

Ashlee is an insurance editor, journalist and business professional with an MBA and more than 17 years of hands-on experience in both business and personal finance. She is passionate about empowering ...

As my husband and I deepen our discussions around family planning, we’re tackling a number of questions about budgeting, housing, childcare, employment and so on. Most of our inquiries are of a fairly ...

In psychotherapy, the inner child is a part of the psyche that feels like a person’s childhood self. Inner child therapy refers to practices that aim to heal a wounded inner child. Inner child therapy ...