Anxiety was measured using the FACES scale ... Parental salivary cortisol levels were "consistently significantly higher than those in children," the authors wrote. The study is not generalizable ...

Pediatric emergency departments could turn to dogs to reduce anxious kids and parents alike, potentially offering an ...

Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a modest but significantly greater reduction in both child-reported and parental-reported child anxiety in the pediatric ...

The study found that those who were allowed 10 minutes of hands-on interaction with cats and dogs had lower cortisol levels after the petting sessions You know that petting your dog feels good ...