Sponsored by the American Dental Hygiene Association, October is National Dental Hygiene Month, and we're here to keep your family's smiles bright this month! Oral hygiene is important all year long.

Is melatonin ever appropriate? Yes. Dr. Klein says it’s safe starting at age 2, though definitely loop in your pediatrician ...

Sleep hygiene refers to the set of habits and guidelines that promote consistently restful and sufficient sleep at night and complete alertness during the day. It's what you can do (and in some cases, ...

Setting routines with kids while they’re young is one of the best ways to set up healthy habits for life. From teaching them proper techniques and getting them in for checkups to making sure they have ...

Childhood cavities are the number-one chronic disease affecting children. More than 40 percent of kids have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten and 50 percent of children have gingivitis.

“We give our kids a quarterly hygiene budget to spend on any personal care products that they could want or need during that time period,” Jess explains over footage of one of her kids perusing the ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The time change on Sunday, March 9, can add to the sleep challenges kids face, however, experts have some helpful tips to address this challenge. The American Heart ...

CAKES. THERE’S THAT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN OUR AREA GO TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WITHOUT CLEAN CLOTHES OR CLEAN BODIES. AND THAT CAN LEAD TO POOR GRADES AND BULLYING. WELL, KMBC9 ...

Getting kids ready for bed can have its challenges. Without good sleep hygiene, each night could be started with the odds stacked against you. Dr. Brian McGinley says 15-20 minutes is all it takes, on ...

There is a sometimes hidden health issue affecting girls and women in the U.S. Inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education, called period poverty, is an often unspoken public health ...

From bedtime battles to restless nights, getting kids to sleep well can feel impossible. Here’s how to build better bedtime ...