Cavities in children two to five have increased 30 per cent in the last five years, say dentists who are finding more preschoolers need dental surgery.

Jan Berenstain, who with her husband Stan created the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died. She was 88.

A mother's nurturing love for her preschooler fosters the growth of a region in the child's brain that is key to learning, U.S. researchers find.

Children under age four should move at least 180 minutes a day, according to the first Canadian physical activity guidelines for that age group.