Nature

Effects of dog ownership on children’s social-emotional development: findings from the PLAYCE cohort study

Dog ownership is common in families with children and could play a role in children’s social-emotional development. This study used longitudinal data on dog ownership and changing dog ownership to ...
CNN

A father’s poor mental health may harm his children’s development, study finds

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Mothers bear much of the ...
Health Affairs

Continuous Eligibility And Coverage Policies Expanded Children’s Medicaid Enrollment

We examined children’s Medicaid participation during 2019–21 and found that as of March 2021, states newly adopting continuous Medicaid coverage for children during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced a ...