Myranda Hawthorne receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Sophie M Phillips receives funding from Children's Health Research Institute and Mitacs. Trish Tucker receives funding from ...

Exercise plays a key role in a child’s overall health and development. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends children ages 6 to 17 engage in 60 minutes or more of physical activity ...

Lack of exercise among adolescents affects more than just their physical condition. It turns out that the problem is complex, ...

A team of researchers from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, in ...

Regular physical activity contributes to a child’s physical development and promotes overall well-being. It may help if parents and caregivers can encourage them in active play, playground activities, ...

Researchers in Taiwan tracked children's performance in sporting activities like running, sit-ups and jumping to study how it impacted their mental health diagnoses over time Charlotte Phillipp is a ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can impact many common childhood milestones and cognitive processes, such as decision-making, inhibitory control, language development, and goal-setting.

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional ...

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