Protecting kids from on line bullying.

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

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

Jasson Finney author of The Aventures of Captain Pump discusses raising healthy kids, fitness and how to be a success in any field.

When Jean Phillipson's family returned to Fairfax, Virginia, after living in Bolivia, the main thing her 10-year-old son complained about was the bus ride home from school. "He wasn't allowed to have a pencil out," says the mom of three, "because it was considered unsafe." Welcome back, kid, to the land of the outlandishly cautious. I asked children and parents who'd lived both abroad and here in the States what struck them as the biggest difference. They all said it was the lack of childhood independence in America.

My religious fundamentalist childhood was built around the fear of sin. My daughters don’t even know the word.

My sweet child,   I see the pain and heartache, you’ve been going through. I understand how difficult it can be to be living in this world, and not being apart of it. Every day, I faced rejection, heartache, and pain. Why look anyplace else, when I’m living right within you? I don’t want part of your heart,

In what seemed like the blink of an eye, your child grew up and is now receiving college admissions letters. But if your plans are to borrow money to help them pay for college, you’re likely making a very costly mistake. Here are a few reasons why you shouldn't borrow to pay for a child's college.

Experts blame complacency and misinformation about a vaccine for the increase in measles cases.

Children learn more about finances from their parents than any other source, previous research has shown. The process through which parents impart this knowledge onto their children is known as "financial socialization." Much of the existing literature on financial socialization focuses on two things: the example parents set for their children, and what moms and dads directly teach their kids about money.

A Welsh father has put himself in pole position to be named Dad of the Year by making a bottle of formula milk at the correct temperature, with the right nu

A distraught mom has sent a letter to Amazon pleading with the company to help stop the bullying she says her 6-year-old daughter has experienced from sharing the same name with its virtual assistant device Alexa. “Mr. Bezos, I write to you as a father and human being rather than the CEO of Amazon,” she said. “We are not asking for wealth or recognition from this request. We just want to correct an error we believe was a giant mistake.”

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.

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.

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

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

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

This article explains what is cyberbullying, how it can affect a child and tips to protect Kids from cyberbullying

It’s not social media.

"Promising not to write about her anymore would mean shutting down a vital part of myself, which isn’t necessarily good for me or her."

The World Health Organization named 'vaccine hesitancy' as one of the top 10 threats to global health as recent outbreaks of diseases not seen in years have popped up globally.

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.

A new study explores what happens to students who aren't allowed to suffer through setbacks.

Authorities say a nine-year-old girl has given birth in western Mexico and they are looking for the purported father, a 17-year-old.

A Pennsylvania boy is currently in a medically induced coma after a schoolyard fight with classmates who he and his family claims were bullying him.