While many have embraced technology as adults, there's still widespread debate about how to introduce kids to it without putting them at risk for developing mental health problems like addiction or ...

The research looks at what's increasing the chances of myopia in kids. Here's what parents need to know. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Can devices harm a child’s vision? It’s possible, according to a ...

Hovering usually comes from love and anxiety, not control. These three things help anxious parents hover less while still supporting their kids and building independence.

The CDC has issued guidance about how to correct an incorrect COVID-19 dose. Health experts are urging parents to continue to get their children vaccinated after at least four separate incidents ...

Young children get sick far more often than adults, and it is completely normal. Most healthy kids come down with about six viral illnesses a year—and preschoolers and early elementary-aged children ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

Anastasia Espinal (Lana 4, Ethan 7) As parents, our knee-jerk reaction is to jump in and help kids when they’re faced with an issue or hardship. But allowing kids the space to solve their own problems ...

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

All this talk of war can be scary, especially for children... So a local church is making sure kids are coping as well they can. Frazer United Methodist started the program after seeing so many of its ...

Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time. Not only sparking their love for reading, it can also play a vital role in their long-term success. "By age three, ...