American Academy Of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics does not support the proposed study on medical marijuana consumption in schools, which came in as part of the Massachusetts marijuana compromise bill, approved Monday by the state House and Senate. The bill is now waiting for Gov. Charlie...

With devices like tablets and smartphones becoming household staples, parents are turning to children's apps to entertain their little ones. The practice has caused some controversy as scientists and doctors debate how much screen time is too much and whether the devices can be detrimental to...

The buzz word for today's parenting experts seems to be "screen time." How much is too much? Should children be allowed to watch TV or play with an iPad at all? The minefield that is parenting has been made all the more difficult by the advent of portable entertainment devices...

The legalization of marijuana use both medicinally and recreationally has lead to a host of new questions about how the drug will affect children. In Colorado, the first state to allow the sale of recreational pot, hospitals say they’ve seen a rise in children being admitted due to...