Children

Landmark study finds no difference in psychological wellbeing or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg...

Parents who frequently exercise harsh discipline with young children are putting them at significantly greater risk of developing lasting mental...

Less than half of mums meet the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity – and mothers of younger children manage to do the least...

Cambridge researchers have highlighted how lack of access to a computer was linked to poorer mental health among young people and adolescents during...

Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests.

Fifty-three percent of six-year-olds met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out pre-...

A major study of children with intellectual disabilities has highlighted the additional challenges that they often face, including a much-increased...

A standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people’s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school...