Our world is changing at an unprecedented pace, and this rapid transformation presents unique challenges for families. Many ...

A new study from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children ...

Pediatric emergency departments could turn to dogs to reduce anxious kids and parents alike, potentially offering an ...

Stress is contagious, especially in a house where everyone is juggling responsibilities Parents, in their own anxiety, might unknowingly create an environment that only adds to their child’s ...

Rachel Naud, the founder and editor of InBetween Magazine, a digital publication that is geared toward the parents of tweens, ...

A clinical trial found that spending about 10 minutes with a therapy dog reduced patients’ anxiety in a pediatric emergency room.

Anxiety is common among children visiting the ED, particularly when care involves painful or frightening processes such as blood draws or intravenous access, the authors wrote. Approximately 15% of ...

Children who interacted with therapy dogs in the emergency department reported significantly lower significantly lower anxiety.