Some school nurses and other education officials in Tennessee say a new law requiring parental consent before rendering medical or psychological treatment to students has left them scratching their heads in need of clarity. The new Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act bars government entities or health care providers from treating, operating on, diagnosing, offering prescriptions...
Kids around the United States are gearing up for the new school year with many already taking their first-day-of-school pictures in August. Parents and kids are also planning for lunchboxes full of good food. Chef and nutritionist Diane Henderiks joined “Fox & Friends” this week to discuss ways to change kids’ typical lunch routine this...
A newborn in Columbus, Ohio, has a brand new demeanor ever since being treated by a chiropractor, her parents say. Lily Freeman, just 2 months old, wasn’t a happy baby, her father, Joseph Freeman, told Fox News Digital. When his daughter was born, her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice. SOME PREGNANT WOMEN...
When it comes to screen time and kids, less is more. That’s according to a recent Denmark study led by Dr. Jesper Schmidt-Persson from the University of Southern Denmark. It looked at the effects of reduced screen media exposure on youth mental health. Eighty-nine families with a total of 181 children and teens were randomly...
Actor Colin Farrell is launching a new foundation to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition called Angelman syndrome, so that his son and others with the disorder will have more support and resources as they transition into adulthood. “I want the world to be kind to James,” Farrell, 48, told People magazine ahead of...
Social media users appear to be divided as educators are revealing online how they are altering the way in which they teach young students the “ABCs.” Different from the classic “Alphabet Song,” the latest version is switched up by separating the letters into different groups and changing the ending to, “Now I will never forget,...
A new Gallup survey explored how young Americans cope with stress, anxiety and other big emotions – and the results were mostly positive. The research was done in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and Dr. Lisa Damour, a bestselling author and clinical adolescent psychologist who served as a consultant on Pixar’s movie “Inside Out...
U.S. safety officials and police have launched an investigation in response to a tragedy that occurred in Waldorf, Maryland, on Aug. 2, which left a 5-year-old boy dead and another injured after a bounce house went airborne during a baseball game. Powerful wind gusts had lifted the bounce house approximately 15 to 20 feet in...
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, reportedly among the top contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, partnered with a major transgender lobbying group to challenge counselors who support children with gender dysphoria without promoting progressive medical transition methods. The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ youth, collaborated with Shapiro’s office to...
Certain types of cancers are more prevalent among Gen X and millennials, according to a new study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The study, published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, analyzed data from over 23 million patients who were diagnosed with 34 different types of cancer over two decades. The patients...
