Consuming sweeteners during pregnancy may affect baby’s microbiome and obesity risk, finds new study in Frontiers in Nutrition

America's fertility decline is about more than money. It's about a society that doesn't like kids.

Freedom of speech is a human right. But it comes with limitations, such as using the right to incite violence. Conversations around these concepts are a part of democratic education.

Induction of labour can be life-saving in some situations. But women are increasingly induced for non-medical reasons, and earlier in their pregnancies.

Toxic chemicals known as PFAS found in all 50 samples tested at levels nearly 2,000 times what is considered safe in drinking water

The health care system often neglects women’s postpartum concerns, from physical pain to psychological anguish. Many women assume this is what you get when you have a baby. But experts say it doesn’t have to be this way.

Although the fairy tale of the wicked stepmother is a tale as old as time, the effects of blending children with their new stepfamilies may not be as grim as once thought. In fact, new research shows that stepchildren are not at a disadvantage compared to their peers from single-parent households and actually experience better outcomes than their halfsiblings — good news for the more than 113 million Americans that are part of a steprelationship.

A new study finds that overconsumption, overpopulation and uncertainty about the future are among the top concerns of those who say climate change is affecting their reproductive decision-making.

Authoritarian parenting is a parenting style characterized by high needs and low responsiveness. Moms and dads having an authoritarian style have relatively high expectations of these kiddies, yet provide hardly any feedback and nurturing. Mistakes are penalized harshly. Whenever feedback occurs, it is negative. Yelling and corporal punishment are also normal within the authoritarian style.

Is god dead? If he isn't to you, then no.

Social disadvantage can cause stress that leads to changes in 'connectivity' between brain regions, potentially harming adolescents' ability to plan, set goals, and self-reflect.

"We’ve forgotten how to motivate kids to do chores without nagging or bribing, how to discipline without yelling or time-outs, and how to relate to children in a way that builds confidence and self-sufficiency."

"Is he in his own room yet?" is a question new parents often field once they emerge from the haze of life with a newborn. But sleeping apart from our babies is a relatively recent development – and not one that extends around the globe. In other cultures sharing a room, and sometimes a bed, with your baby is the norm.

But the difference only emerges when the children are teenagers

Kids who see their parents bicker during a separation or divorce are more likely to develop a fear of abandonment, new research warns.

Your parents’ good intentions might have undermined your confidence – but you can do something about it.

The bodies and brains of fathers, not just mothers, are transformed through the love and labour of raising a child

Where the desperation of late-stage meritocracy is so strong, you can smell it

They burned real fuel and caused real damage.

The link between childhood abuse and mental illness is explored.