Parents with young children are less happy than non-parents, but the tables seem to turn when their children leave home and become more supportive than stressful

For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop of water in the desert. Of course they’re miserable.

At a car dealership a couple of months ago, Miles Harrison's 8-year-old daughter climbed into the back seat of a parked sports utility vehicle that a salesman was showing to the family. What happened next startled Harrison: As his daughter was exploring the back, the salesman got out of the car and shut the driver's door behind him. Suddenly, "the loudest horn you could ever imagine" started blaring, Harrison said.

The 16-year-old climate change activist has galvanised young people to read more about saving the planet

When she was 19, Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.

Suffering triggers changes in gene expression that last for generations

The Pew Research Center suggests children's content is among the most popular on YouTube, even though the company discourages children under 13 from using its platform.

A former engineer in Pueblo has taken on a new challenge; preventing kids from dying in hot, locked cars. Lane Maxwell wanted to come up with a device that could remind parents they have a child in the car without relying on any other technology. "This is a device to remind the driver that there's still a baby in the car seat," Maxwell said.

Warner Bros. Animation and Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions are teaming up for a new “Flintstones” series, Variety has learned exclusively.

With drug use surging in the past decade and a half, many parents are losing custody of their kids. But is foster care the best solution?

Today's kids are three times more likely to aspire toward a career as a YouTuber rather than an astronaut, according to a new study.

The story of Jibo

Children can learn quickly by sounding out words, letter by letter—but somehow, the method is still controversial.

CDC wants more data and faster reporting before the next wave of cases hits.

Two academic parents from Sydney take an unusual approach to working out disputes about their son's excessive electronic gaming time.

As the children grow up, their passion for soft toys comes down. The old toys are left in the house unattended as a reminder of a happier time.

“I came to the counterintuitive conclusion that engaging in risk is actually very important in preventing injuries,” a researcher says.

We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits?

"Sesame Street" has introduced a new character named Karli -- a young Muppet in foster care, and her “for-now” parents, Dalia and Clem. Karli's debut is part of initiative from the "Sesame Street in Communities" program, which provides free resources for community providers and caregivers on various topics, including tough issues like homelessness and traumatic experiences, according to Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind the popular children's show.

Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, can affect executive function and lead to changes in a child’s brain chemistry.