The most common objects ingested were coins and small batteries. Before children explore the world on foot, they explore it with their five senses. Early development often includes children listening, ...

The variety of non-food items that children place into their mouths is alarming. Coins, batteries, magnets, needles, pins, tacks, glass, wood, earrings, rings and toy or game pieces are some of the ...

Pica is defined as the ingestion of nonnutritive substances such as dirt, paint, or clay. Research indicates that 25 percent of children with autism and other developmental disabilities may have pica.

From their fingers and toes to anything else they can get their hands on, kids are putting all sorts of things in their mouths. A new study finds the number of children admitted to emergency rooms ...

What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This ...