Baby names are becoming increasingly adventurous - often inspired by characters and figures from the world of entertainment. More than 300 girls born in England and Wales last year were named Arya, sharing their name with the well-known Game of Thrones character. That's more than the number of children who received traditional names like Mary (204) and Catherine (163).

An Ellis County court sentenced a 58-year-old child abuser to life in prison on Thursday for sexually assaulting five children at his wife's daycare.

According to some, the Oscar-winning animated kids’ film Frozen is not the charming, comedic musical critics have universally praised, but rather Hollywood's latest sinister venture in gay propaganda. Moreover, Disney's latest blockbuster, based on a Hans Christian Anderson story, is not an isolated assault on the civilized world's core principle of heterosexuality...

Children from religious families are less kind and more punitive than those from non-religious households, according to a new study. Academics from seven universities across the world studied Christian, Muslim and non-religious children to test the relationship between religion and morality. They found that religious belief is a negative influence on children’s altruism.

Scientists have invented a new technology that could enable every childhood vaccination to be given in a single injection. The all-in-one jab stores the different vaccines in microscopic capsules in the body and releases the dose, as well as any required boosters, at the appropriate time.

Parents are posting photos of their children on social media to build their personal brand and boost their role as influencers, Murdoch University researcher Dr Catherine Archer has warned.

Driving kids to school is safer than allowing them to walk or cycle, right? Not when your child is breathing in higher levels of pollution in the backseat!

The parents of a six-year-old boy have removed him from his primary school in a row over whether another pupil should be allowed to wear a dress. Nigel and Sally Rowe said their son was confused as to why the child at the Church of England School on the Isle of Wight dressed as both a boy and a girl. The Diocese of Portsmouth, under which the school falls, said it was required to "respect diversity of all kinds".

Exactly how parents shape their children is a matter of controversy, especially since Judith Rich Harris’ book The Nurture Assumption popularised the behavioural genetics position that the “shared environment” (so-called because it’s shared by siblings) – including the family home and parents’ methods of upbringing – has scant influence on how children turn out. But the debate is far from settled, and now a team chiefly from Florida State University has investigated whether more educated parents produce offspring with particular personality characteristics.

It is inevitable. Peggy Orenstein explains how to cope with it.

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is a place of learning not only for children and families. For more than two decades, the museum has been a living laboratory for developmental psychologist Maureen Callanan, whose work focuses on understanding how children learn to think about the world around them.

Research shows that teens reporting more than six hours of internet use outside of school on weekdays are more likely to report signs of mental illness

The benefits of reading at every stage of a child’s development are well documented. Happily, raising a reader is fun, rewarding and relatively easy.

Historically, it is very odd for business people - or indeed anyone with an executive role – to spend much of their day attending to the needs of their own children. People weren’t heartless, they just didn’t think that it was particularly good for children to spend a lot of time with their pa

Being unhappy is never wholly to be recommended, but if there is any period of life in which if the mood may be justified and in certain ways important, then it is roughly between the ages of 13 and 20. It is hard to imagine going on to have a successful or even somewhat contented next six decades if one has not been the beneficiary of a good deal of agonising introspection and intense dislocation in this span.

Some threaten to pull boys out of the organisation after a highly politicised address.

Michael Schofield thought his young daughter, Janni, was a genius, until he realised her bright mind masked an inner darkness. (Aug. 25, 2012)

Hatred starts at home. By Mark Oliver.

Dr. Blaster takes the reader down the antibiotic laden path and explains just how these drugs are fueling modern epidemics and what can be done about it.

An evening last November started out like any other for Mary*. But a parenting decision she made set off a spiral of events that will forever mark her family's stories about life with a toddler and a newborn. They'll look back on these days with mixed feelings, never forgetting the sheer terror and feelings of helplessness watching strangers walk away with her sons, one of whom was a nursing newborn.

There’s a school of thought that refusing vaccines on behalf of your children amounts to child abuse, and that parents should be punished for their decision. We know vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and effective at preventing the spread of disease. And yet failing to immunize children can put them (and vulnerable people around them) at tremendous risk of illness or even death when outbreaks get rolling.

A new dangerous trend is sweeping the nation. Referred to as the "Hot Water Challenge," people are asked to throw boiling water on another person.

From screen time to online privacy — how can you as a parent ensure that your child develops a healthy relationship with technology? We asked you to share your experiences and an expert for her top pieces of advice.

Australian researchers hail breakthrough after ‘life-changing’ tolerance persists for up to four years.

Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment, 70% had no allergic reaction to peanuts.

Three years ago when a Jordanian suicide bomber killed 7 U.S. intelligence officers were killed, jihadists praised his bravery and the CIA blamed his ideology, but bullying explains his treachery. Adam Lankford on how we misunderstand the psychology of suicide bombers.

An 18-month-old toddler who can snowboard better than me.

My own children at their age were doing childish things. But these children – whom I met in places with names few have ever heard of – carried guns and used them. They were called “Sir” and even “General”.

Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children.

The Russian law that bans adoptions by U.S. families will take effect in one year instead of this month, Russia's semiofficial news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

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Teenagers and young children who eat fast food could be increasing their risk of developing asthma, eczema and hay fever, according to a study published Monday in the British Medical Journal's respiratory journal Thorax.

Let's face it: Dads, while we love them, can be a little embarrassing. Take a look at some of our favorites.

A 5-year-old girl was suspended from school earlier this week after she made what the school called a “terrorist threat.” Her weapon of choice? A small, Hello Kitty automatic bubble blower.

Casey Anthony has filed for bankruptcy in Florida, claiming about $1,100 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities.