Modern Kids

Schools in Kensington strive to be safe havens from violence and drug use, while also helping kids deal with the emotional trauma they carry inside.

One goal of the mental health summit is to dispel the stigma associated with mental health issues in black communities.

These days, limiting time spent on smartphones is a challenge for adults and teenagers alike.

Work with the doctor to set a plan of action, so everyone breathes easier. That may include eliminating triggers in the home, a not-always-simple task.

It’s hard to measure lung function in children 5 and younger, but some doctors now argue there’s no excuse for not knowing for sure.

Navigating the world as a young transgender person can be challenging. That’s true even in places some might think it’s safe, like the health-care system.

By the time kids reach 10 years of age, about 10% of them are dealing with recurrent headaches. Some are tension headaches. Some are migraines.

It’s a tough question: Why do we look different? As one high school’s syllabus puts it, race is “both a biological myth and a social reality.”

The specially designed Jake’s Place Delran, which opened Tuesday, could be the first of many more to come with the passage of a New Jersey state law.

Being in a new country, learning a new culture and language — it’s a lot to digest. At three Philly schools, students approach things as a group.

Being aware of noise in your child’s environment is important for hearing and cognitive development, studies show. Apps can help identify quiet spaces.

In the same way your voice is louder in a smaller room, sounds are amplified in a child’s smaller ear, says a Children’s Hospital audiologist.

Getting the message through is important: A high proportion of teen car crashes involve distracted driving. So a “multi-pronged” strategy is underway.

Vaccines worry a lot of parents. Pediatricians understand that, but they worry we’ve forgotten just how sick kids can get without the shots.

His immigration status — undocumented — stands in the way of obtaining medication and therapy a 15-year-old boy needs for his depression, ADHD, and more.