A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A long hospital stay can be very isolating for many. And for a child, it can be even more lonely. Unless you find a best friend. Two young patients at Johns Hopkins All ...

Screen time has long been a concern for parents, child safety advocates and others, particularly in the early years when a ...

What are Trump Accounts? This guide explains new 530A child investment accounts, including eligibility, the $1,000 Treasury ...

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in ...

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting ...

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police say the woman accused of abducting a toddler from an Avondale home, leading to an Amber Alert being issued over the weekend, was homeless and staying with the family.

America’s crisis of reading instruction is by now well-known. But have you checked on your kid’s math skills lately?

A deranged female child therapist from Long Island was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for sharing revolting baby-rape videos online, where she also pretended to be a father who raped his ...

As a pediatric physician, an early childhood researcher and a child development expert, I am compelled to state, in no uncertain terms: What we are witnessing is a public health crisis. This approach ...

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This article was published with The Sick Times, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID. Justin Lin’s daughter, Serena, developed long COVID in seventh grade. For more than three years, she has ...