The private car is the default transport option for many families. This reduces physical activity and increases greenhouse gas emissions, with unhealthy results for their children and the environment.

Mouse studies show tiny intercellular pods convey to sperm a legacy of a father’s hard knocks in life

An Oxford University study suggests worries about screen time causing a lack of sleep are overblown.

Research suggests first year ‘critical window’ in which toxic air can increase weight gain

The creator and star of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" refused to exploit kids for profit.

Teacher preparation programs continue to ignore the sound science behind how people become readers.

In a new study of the most downloaded apps for children ages 5 and younger, researchers found advertising in almost all of them.

Evidence is ‘compelling’ that organophosphates increase risk of reduced IQs, memory and attention deficits, and autism for prenatal children

Raising healthy and intelligent children is every parents dream. In some parents, it is more than obsession to raise competitive children.

The characteristics of the new generation of children are considerably different from their predecessors. In fact, parents cannot blame their children being different from the way parents grew up.

Starting schools before 8:30 a.m. shows a tragic disregard for both the mental health of children and for science.

The platform’s entertainment for children is weirder—and more globalized—than adults could have expected.

31 out of 45 tested products had glyphosate levels higher than what some scientists consider safe for children

Generation Z has grown up online – so why are a surprising number suddenly turning their backs on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat?

Children may suffer delayed language skills if their mothers come in contact with common chemicals called phthalates in early pregnancy, new research suggests.

Dunedin study has tracked physical and mental health, finances, and social relations, making its participants one of the most closely observed populations on Earth

Some unusual finds from thousands of years ago are actually toys and children’s attempts at mimicking adult craftwork.

Teens who have seen their classmates murdered are being mocked in the wake of the Florida massacre.

It’s not just about rebellion. Neuroscience is revealing adolescents’ rich and nuanced relationship with risky behaviour.

After decades spent ratcheting up safety measures, many British educators say the pendulum has swung too far. Bring on the scissors, bricks and mud pits.

ANN ARBOR—The link between emotions and eating has been well established but new research from the University of Michigan shows that children as young as 4 who experience stress eat more in the abse

The dire existence of young athletes in Madison, Ind.: “You just can’t believe this is all happening in one small community.”

An overemphasis on blood testing and case management for even low exposures is draining resources and ignoring the real need: Eliminating lead paint.

The reduction, from six, will give France one of the lowest school starting ages in Europe.

I refuse to modify my argument in any way to reflect the fact that what they are asking to be kept safe from is not words but bullets.

Today’s teens are still bored, often incredibly so. They’re just more likely to experience a new type of boredom: phone bored.

I never got any help, any kind of therapy. I never told anyone.

So-called parental control apps on smartphones might suck at actually protecting kids from iffy stuff on the internet, new preliminary research from the University of Central Florida suggests. And unsurprisingly, they also seem to drive a wedge between teens and parents.

Schools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge—even though education researchers know better.

It’s no small task for teenagers to detach from those who have superintended nearly every aspect of their lives so far.

After an 11-year-old was kidnapped from a reservation, her community sprang into action. Why didn’t law enforcement?

A national school walkout begins Friday in the United States, on the 19th anniversary of Columbine and in the wake of February's shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

I have a kid. Just one. That’s plenty. One of the joys of having kids is that they will expose your mistakes, usually with a loud voice and a wagging finger. A few years back my daughter and …

In the Boyle Heights neighborhood, a design intervention led by residents and activists unveils a “playground in a box” to reclaim streets for public life.

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