But UNICEF is reaching millions of children caught in these crises every day with health care, nutrition, protection, education and other life-sustaining support. Looking to the year ahead ...

Like people, words have birthdays. My definition of the birthday of a word is the year in which it first appeared in a ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Children worry, and they feel alone with their worries. Early on, they worry about shadows, ghosts, and monsters or imaginary creatures under the bed or in the closet. They worry about fires and ...

How common is cancer in children? About 9,550 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Cancer incidence rates in children have declined slightly from ...

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of child abuse. If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, call the Childhelp Hotline at (800) 422-4453. A Florida children's author ...

As a parent, it's never easy to see your child unwell. Mild breathing changes or problems can commonly occur due to a minor cold or allergies, and they may just be something that will improve with ...

Parenting is both rewarding and difficult, and our duties as caregivers to our children or adolescents evolve as they learn, grow, and mature. One of our more basic responsibilities as a parent or ...

Children, even preschoolers, are not immune to depression. Evidence currently indicates that depression affects 1 to 3 percent of children before puberty. Early-onset depression is a treatable ...

The world certainly looks different through the eyes of a young child; enormous, intriguing, and somewhat overwhelming, and it has long been believed that what we encounter as children shapes our ...

“Ha fatto la guerra,” one child said. She went to war. She and 15 other children evacuated from Gaza months ago, urgently needing medical care. Sarah Yusuf, her pelvis broken in an Israeli ...