One thing many kids dislike? Taking medicine. One thing many kids like? Chocolate. So, to counteract the other, the Dr. Cocoa ...

When a child is sick, having them take their medication can be just as important as ensuring they eat well and get enough rest. But for many families, getting kids to actually swallow their medication ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

Decades of research shows that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is safe for infants and children when used as recommended and under a pediatrician’s guidance. Pediatricians advise ...

Some parents are concerned about artificial dyes in common meds for kids, such as Tylenol and Motrin. Here's more on why, and what you can do. Dyes are particularly common in liquid medications, which ...

Dec. 16, 2002 — -- Parents concerned about whether their children are abusing drugs might also want to keep their medicine cabinets under lock and key. Across the country, children and teens are ...

My 7-year-old seems to be overthinking all the time. When therapy wasn't working, his doctor recommended that he start taking Zoloft. He's happier, sillier, and more engaged with our family. Worrying ...

New Hampshire kids receive too many psychiatric medications. A decade before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised the alarm on the overprescribing of psych medications to kids, a small group of researchers ...