Only 18% of Georgia's children ages 6 to 17 meet the recommended daily amount of exercise. A new program hopes to increase those numbers and see young people become more physically active.
Data from more than 11,000 children aged 9 to 10 found that sleep disturbances were the strongest predictor of future psychiatric illness, surpassing childhood trauma and family history.
Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said Thursday.
The Atlanta History Center will unveil a children’s experience in its Goizueta Gallery in January 2025. The Goizueta Children’s Experience, a 5,000-square-foot immersive and interactive exhibition, will allow families to explore, play, and learn about history, culture, and innovation.
A team of Georgia Tech engineers developed a custom 3-D printed splint to support a newborn's airway, like an internal cast that dissolves as the trachea strengthens. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of only five hospitals in the nation offering this surgery.
While most airlines and businesses affected by the Crowdstrike glitch in Microsoft have recovered, Delta’s IT crisis has continued to spiral and prompted an investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Life Skills Autism Academy center in Atlanta supports children with autism aged 5 and younger in developing skills and social behaviors that will empower them to thrive in their daily lives and, eventually, in a school setting.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of a handful of places in the United States where 3D-printing technology is used to help patients on ventilators. And Georgia Tech is the only location capable of custom-printing it.
Bloom Our Youth's mobile truck travels to several locations across Georgia about three times a month to give foster families and children in group homes a personal shopping experience. GPB's Ambria Burton reports — with a slideshow of the clothing, backpacks, shoes and accessories that are often needed when a child moves into foster care.
Children of sex workers are a neglected population facing serious health issues and at risk for premature death. A new effort sheds light on a group that's often missing from official data.
