Death is an awkward topic, one that most of us try to avoid talking and thinking about at all costs, even though we are all certain to be confronted by it at least a few times in our lives.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The eldest son and daughter of a couple who starved and shackled 12 of their children spoke publicly forthe first time Friday, alternately condemning and forgiving their parents before a judge sentenced the pair to up to life in prison.

Who doesn’t want a vacation? And on top of that, who doesn’t think their mom has more than earned a decent break in the form of a vacation?

This Ugandan children's choir was robbed in downtown Vancouver this weekend after performing to raise money to help the less fortunate.

Reading out loud to kids from print books is more likely to promote positive interactions than reading from e-books, according to a new study.

A hospital has come up with an innovative way to ease young patients who are anxious before surgery: giving them miniature cars to drive to the operating room! Staff at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, California, recently scored a miniature pink Volkswagen Beetle and a black Mercedes for their young patients heading into surgery — and now they can see the kids’ “stress and anxiety” disappear when the children get behind the wheels.

A former social worker noticed that some children could not buy dolls that look like them. So she fixed that.

Kids are obsessed with YouTube unboxing videos. The toy industry is taking notice.

“Ha, that’s funny!” My 21-year old sister would comment when she saw my mother’s most recent Facebook update or her latest tweet. Social media has been significant to my sister’s social life since she was 13, and she has constantly posted on Twitter and Facebook for nearly a decade. My parents had long ago made the rule that my siblings and I weren’t allowed to use social media until we turned 13, which was late, compared to many of my friends who started using Instagram, Wattpad, and Tumblr when we were 10 years old.

Efforts to tackle inappropriate children’s content had unintended effect, pushing creators into legal gray zones.

How a writing tool became the new default way to pass notes in class.

At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?

The Louisiana lawmaker and physician takes a strong stand on the value of vaccinations.

Police say a 25-year-old Mississippi woman has been arrested after two of her three children drowned when she left them in a locked car and it rolled into a creek.

People often like to say that “there's no such thing as a stupid question.” Well, while the quest for knowledge is always a noble one and it's always better to ask than remain in ignorance, sometimes you're going to get the kind of answers that your query deserves. This plea for recommendations put forward by the father of a 2-year-old is a perfect example.

Two guardians charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the case of a four-year-old Alberta girl will stand trial.

Families are now being urged to have at least two children, but it may be too late to convince parents to embrace the change

Peace of God After raising three special needs children to adult hood, and separating from my second husband. God started working on me. Building a relationship just Him and I. He is teaching me that He is enough. I still have bought's that I doubt Him, that I want to take the wheel back from him. But, the past

Brands are giving lucrative endorsement deals to young children on YouTube and Instagram, raising questions about whether their young followers should be seeing that kind of marketing. Use incognito if read limit reached.

As a gamer parent, I long for the day when I can play side-by-side with my beloved progeny. Overtly or not, I think most of us hope that our kids will turn out to be mini Pokémon trainers or enthusiastic Destiny squadmates. But what’s the best way to introduce children to games?