Parents

Can children have a serious allergic reaction just by touching food? Israeli study says no

Findings from a recent study by experts at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa offer reassuring, evidence-based guidance that can help ease unnecessary food allergies anxiety.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
‘THE FEAR of accidental contact with allergenic foods often leads to persistent anxiety and significantly affects the quality of life of both children and their families.’
For the purpose of diagnosis, special stimulation tests are performed, in which substances that encourage the secretion of growth hormone are given. Afterwards, hormone levels are tested at several points in time.

How many cm can a child really gain from growth hormone treatment?

Growth hormone deficiency is only one of the reasons for short stature in children, which is why a comprehensive and accurate medical evaluation is necessary before starting treatment.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
A kid plays on a phone.

Israel's Attention Revolution fights child smartphone addiction, spreading nationwide

Banner said the initiative, which is growing “rapidly, sevenfold” in recent years, works through the mechanism of a social contract between parents on a class-by-class level.

|BySAM HALPERN
Banknotes in an ATM

NIS 260 million on the way to hundreds of thousands of employees

The Tax Authority is transferring the first installment of the work grant for 2025. the grant includes supplements for parents of toddlers and advance payments for working women over the age of 60.

|ByLIAT RON

We're still sitting shiva over 500 days later - opinion

There is no moving on. There is only this new life Hamas has declared for us. There is only remembering. There is only fighting to make sure this never happens again.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByHILLARY GOLDBERG
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

Family of Gaza hostage Eitan Mor receives sign of life

Eitan Mor was a security guard at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, when he was captured by Hamas terrorists, and has been held captive in Gaza ever since.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A person walks past a mural depicting Israeli hostages Rom Braslavski, Karina Ariev, and Eitan Mor (L-R), who were kidnapped in the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in Jerusalem, January 23, 2025.

Chinese scientists create mice from two male parents that survive to adulthood

The researchers modified 20 key genes to overcome barriers to unisexual reproduction in mammals.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chinese scientists create mice from two male parents that survive to adulthood.

Not just a soldier, but our son: When heroes come home - opinion 

What does it mean to wash a uniform worn for two and a half weeks in the middle of a war?

JANUARY 23, 2025ByJACOB SCHIMMEL
IDF soldiers stand together

Tel Aviv daycare owner and assistants arrested for child abuse

The arrests follow an investigation initiated last weekend after a one-year-old toddler returned home from daycare with a broken arm. 

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByHODIA RAN
A DAYCARE CENTER in Jerusalem. [Illustrative photo]

Girls shoulder more domestic tasks, study finds

Children without siblings participate less in household chores than those with brothers and sisters.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Girls shoulder more domestic tasks, study finds.

My son Moish: A mother's love for her unique, incredible son - opinion

He is still Moish, always looking for the next challenge and bringing sunshine into my life.

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByDVORA WAYSMAN
Dvora Waysman (R) and her son Moish.

Parents on screens – narcissistic children: Loneliness in the AI age

Elon Musk recently promised that within a year, we could buy robots to assist with chores and ease boredom. Experts warn that robotics could worsen the loneliness already seen globally.

DECEMBER 11, 2024ByDR. ITAY GAL