Do your children have chores to do? Those “around the house jobs” help build responsibility, but they do something else, too.

Making exercise fun and engaging for children is key to fostering a lifelong positive relationship with physical activity. By presenting exercise as play, offering choices, and involving the whole ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...

There is a particular combination of helplessness, frustration and bewilderment that come with certain moments of parenthood: when your preteen child is melting down over a minor inconvenience, when ...

Wheezing, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest: the symptoms of an asthma attack can be scary, especially for children. But, a new study suggests that pregnant women may have some agency over ...

A University of Michigan research team has used AI to help deliver exercise "snacks" to kids with autism. The research team, led by U-M exercise physiologist Rebecca Hasson, overhauled a program that ...

Among the chaos of busy days and competing priorities, in the end, all parents want is health and happiness for their children. But it's tricky for governments and health care providers to know the ...

A new study from UNC Greensboro (UNCG) researchers suggests giving children just nine minutes to engage in high-intensity interval exercise can boost their academic performance. “In the classroom, you ...