NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the car, rates of exposure are still high enough to warrant concern. The authors recommend that more parts of ...

Parents (84 percent), teachers (78 percent), kids age 6–11 (73 percent), and teens age 12–17 (64 percent) say character-building skills are among the most important skills to develop along with academic skills in order to be successful in life.

American Academy of Pediatrics. (2011). Family life: Points to make with your teen about media. Healthy Children Organization. Retrieved from http://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/pages/Points-to.... This article covers the media and ...

a clinical social worker with a psychotherapy practice who works with children and teens in Jerusalem and southern Israel. "Most families are not really aware of just how enticing -- and addictive -- the Internet can be to young people," she said ...

One new analysis of recent eye studies among children and teens found that time spent outdoors is related to a reduced risk for nearsightedness. British researchers speaking at the journal Ophthalmology's meeting in Orlando, Fla., last fall ...