Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in ...

The survey indicates one in seven children aged seven to 11 has "clinically significant" emotional difficulties, meaning they ...

One study found that between 1965 and 2012 the amount of time parents in rich countries spent with their children doubled.

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes behavioral disorders as involving “a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school ...

In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose that the default setting for online platforms should ban ...

Your choices as a parent begin before your child is even born. From what to feed them to how to discipline, parenting seems to be one choice after another. The choices you make regarding your child’s ...

Conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan has led to millions of children losing family members, fleeing their homes and being caught up in the fighting themselves. The effects could last for decades. When ...

Researchers have been looking at how children from single-parent and two-parent families fare in life. So what did they find? Family life is more richly varied than ever before. A growing proportion ...