The number of adults with autism diagnoses is soaring, but there aren’t enough programs and services to meet the demand.

Scores of YouTube videos with tens of millions of views are being inundated with comments by paedophiles, with adverts from major brands running alongside the disturbing content

The man whose family is at the centre of a measles outbreak in Vancouver said he didn't vaccinate his children because he distrusted the science at the time.

Many people consider measles to be a quaint disease from the past. But it still kills over 100,000 children a year and can cause severe complications such as permanent hearing loss.

Faced with a plummeting population, Hungary’s leader promised a tax exemption to mothers with four or more children. Experts say the plan won’t work.

Robert and Trude thought their son Mats lived a lonely life, but they discovered this was far from true.

All those ‘90s kids who used to try sneaking their Game Boys into class and playing discreetly under their desks—to no avail, of course—may soon be feeling like they were born in the wrong decade. The gaming devices aren’t being treated as contraband anymore, at least not in the 100 K-12 schools that have welcomed Nintendo products into their classrooms this year to help students develop collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements. More important, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency.

Kiwi children who spend too much time on screens are becoming sicker, more obese, and more likely to be hyperactive, according to a new study. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development, the study also showed young children who exceeded the recommended electronic screen time had poorer motor skills than those who were less exposed to the technology.

Don't go writing off the future of the good, old fashioned, human-driven car just yet. As it turns out, the 17-and-under set known as Generation Z—the most tech-savvy group of human beings ever to exist—is exceedingly stoked to climb behind the wheel and start driving.

It’s not social media.

Many Americans would welcome some traits of the island’s free, universal health care system.

A video promoting the once-blocked cartoon pig has gone viral on Chinese social media, striking at the heart of the country's social issues.

Parenthood in the United States has become much more demanding than it used to be. Over just a couple of generations, parents have greatly increased the amount of time, attention and money they put into raising children. Mothers who juggle jobs outside the home spend just as much time tending their children as stay-at-home mothers did in the 1970s.

New Year 2019 a woman holding a sparkler out to you New Year 2019, New Beginnings. I love New Years day. It always holds such promise. This time around though it is a bit sad. One of my children, my twin boy and his wife moved out of state. I am sad to see them go, but I pray and wish them all the best. I cannot

Children naturally want to help at a very early age—but many families wait to conscript them until that desire has faded.

Raising children has become significantly more time-consuming and expensive, amid a sense that opportunity has grown more elusive.

Four out of five experts said no.

Reuters says a review of documents and testimony showed that Johnson & Johnson executives, mine managers, doctors and lawyers were aware the company's raw talc and finished powders sometimes tested positive for small amounts of asbestos.

All parents want their children to grow up understanding that the best things in life are free, and that happiness has zilch to do with accumulating stuff. Getting kids to grasp these concepts, however, is more complicated than ever.

In villages in Mexico, parents have accomplished what every mom and dad dreams of: Figured out a way to get to their kids to be helpful around the house. What's their secret?

Public Health England aims to persuade parents to reduce sugar in children’s diets

New York is in the midst of an outbreak of measles, a childhood disease that shouldn’t really exist in the U.S. any longer. On Tuesday, NBC News reported, New York health officials said the state has seen more than 100 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease since last September—a tally not seen in decades. The majority of these cases have happened among the unvaccinated.

Raising Kids God's Way Now at this point in my testimony, or you could call it life story God provided us a home. I decided that the resources in this west coast state was worth staying for. Each of my children had services in the schools that centered on what they needed. My counselor was a wonderful listener and

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

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.

In the midst of a national crisis, mothers addicted to drugs struggle to get off them — for their babies’ sake, and their own.

Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.

After prenatal testing shows a fetus is at risk, families are faced with a profound decision. The national abortion debate is making it harder on them.

Affluence—not willpower—seems to be what’s behind some kids' capacity to delay gratification.

A new book argues that children are less disciplined than ever. Author Katherine Reynolds Lewis identifies several culprits and says there are several things parents, teachers and caregivers can do.

Every year, the state of Illinois struggles to find a place for hundreds of children with serious mental-health issues—holding them in psychiatric hospitals for sometimes weeks or months even after they're cleared for discharge.

The TV legend possessed an extraordinary understanding of how kids make sense of language.

For the millions of adults who grew up watching him on public television, Fred Rogers represents the most important human values: respect, compassion, kindness, integrity, humility. On Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the show that he created 50 years ago and starred in, he was the epitome of simple, natural ease. But as I write in my forthcoming book, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, Rogers’s placidity belied the intense care he took in shaping each episode of his program.