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Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests.

Fifty-three percent of six-year-olds met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out pre-...

A major study of children with intellectual disabilities has highlighted the additional challenges that they often face, including a much-increased...

A standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people’s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school...

Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older, new research shows. The findings...

Children in West Africa with cognitive difficulties are going undiagnosed because the tests used to assess their mental health are based on Western...

One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors...

Play-based learning may also have a more positive effect on younger children’s acquisition of important early maths skills compared with traditional...