‘Harsh’ parenting can bring mental health harms to kids. In a new study, yelling and physical punishment were more likely than calm, consistent parenting to lead to emotional issues, researchers found. Read more

Talking to your kids about school shootings. Following yet another tragedy, two children’s mental health experts from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas offer some advice. Read more

Study refutes notion that C-section harms a baby’s ‘microbiome.’ The bacterial makeup of a pregnant woman’s vagina does not influence the composition of germs in the baby’s gastrointestinal system, new research shows. Read more