The number of children injured in off-road vehicle (ORV) accidents in Massachusetts dropped significantly after the state implemented new regulations, researchers found.

Nearly 1,300 children die and 5,790 are treated for gunshot wounds each year, finds the most comprehensive analysis of firearm-related deaths and injuries among US children to date…

Study finds that over 10 years, bullying and related behaviors have significantly declined, and student perceptions of safety and belonging have increased, in a sample of nearly 250,000 students in 109 Maryland schools

Counties with the highest poverty concentration had >3 times the rate of child abuse fatalities compared with counties with the lowest poverty concentration, based on a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of child abuse fatalities in US children 0 to 4 years of age from 1999 to 2014.

Fathers are greatly underrepresented in childhood obesity trials (6% of parents on average), but only 2% of studies acknowledge this as a limitation.

A higher-quality relationship between adolescents and their parents, especially between mothers and daughters, may help to protect against early sexual initiation (≤ 16 years of age).

People who suffer neglect and abuse in childhood are much more likely to have time off work due to long-term sickness and less likely to own their own homes when they reach middle age than their peers…

Planning to deliver a baby before 39 weeks is associated with an elevated risk of poor child development at school age, researchers have found for the first time, through a study of 153,730 Australian infants from 2002 to 2007.

Childcare Attendance and Obesity Risk

Study suggests "vaping" in high school is capturing kids who ordinarily wouldn't smoke

Randomized trial shows that "marketing" vegetables to kids in school doubles consumption

Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes Are Over 5 Times More Likely to Turn to Traditional Cigarettes

Gross motor skills in infants (standing, walking) and the association with future development

Study from Denmark: Foreskin Morbidity in Uncircumcised Males. 0.49% of males under 18 required a medical circumcision.

Pesticide exposure linked to childhood cancer and lower IQ

Study finds being rude to your doctor can lead to worse healthcare

Scientists say the adult IQ of very premature babies can now be predicted by the age of two

Just 43 percent of 15-year-olds sleep 7 or more hours, down from 72 percent in the 1990s

Pro-vaccine messages may be counterproductive among vaccine-hesitant parents

Vaccines have low risk of serious side effects, review study reports

Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunizations of US Children: A Systematic Review (Yup, still safe)