Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.

Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan says clampdown necessary to protect public health

Maya kids do better on tests measuring attention, researchers say it's because these kids have something that many American kids have lost.

Kids have a natural connection to the earth, as well as a drive to heal it. And that may be our saving grace.

The order seeks to end the separation of migrant families by detaining parents and children together.

Children whose parents are over-controlling “helicopter parents” when they are toddlers, are less able to control their emotions and impulses as they get older apparently leading to more problems with school, new research suggests. The study looked at to what degree mothers of toddlers dominated playtime and showed their child what to do, and then studied how their children behaved over the following eight years, revealing that controlling parenting is linked to a number of problems as a child grows up.

More parents are seeking to avoid childhood vaccinations in states that allow nonmedical exemptions. These "hotspots" of decreasing vaccination rates, some of which include large urban cities, are likely locations for future outbreaks of preventable disease.

Press secretary rejects criticism of Jeff Sessions citing Romans 13 to justify policy and says ‘it is very biblical to enforce the law’

For the millions of adults who grew up watching him on public television, Fred Rogers represents the most important human values: respect, compassion, kindness, integrity, humility. On Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the show that he created 50 years ago and starred in, he was the epitome of simple, natural ease. But as I write in my forthcoming book, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, Rogers’s placidity belied the intense care he took in shaping each episode of his program.

The TV legend possessed an extraordinary understanding of how kids make sense of language.

Every year, the state of Illinois struggles to find a place for hundreds of children with serious mental-health issues—holding them in psychiatric hospitals for sometimes weeks or months even after they're cleared for discharge.

A few weeks ago I left my 9-year-old daughter home alone for the first time. It did not go as planned. That’s because I had no plan. My daughter was sick. My husband was out of town. And I needed to head to the drugstore—a five-minute walk away—to get some medicine for her. So I made sure my daughter knew where to find our rarely used landline phone, quizzed her on my cellphone number and instructed her not to open the front door for anyone. Then I left. Twenty minutes later I was back home. Both of us were a bit rattled by...

A new book argues that children are less disciplined than ever. Author Katherine Reynolds Lewis identifies several culprits and says there are several things parents, teachers and caregivers can do.

Affluence—not willpower—seems to be what’s behind some kids' capacity to delay gratification.

After prenatal testing shows a fetus is at risk, families are faced with a profound decision. The national abortion debate is making it harder on them.

Fertility rates hit 30-year low

Are you planning for perfect water games for your kids to play? Whether you will throw a beach or pool party, or just planning a family vacation activity, kids love playing in the water. I’m pretty sure, you couldn’t agree more. Here is a list of water games your kids can play in summer.

Fishing is a great family activity that allows each family member to bond and get much closer. Having said that, a toddler as young as two can actually start fishing as long as he/she is accompanied by parents or an adult family member. Here are some of the best ways to introduce fishing to kids.

It’s more and more usual for people to share pictures of their children online – and some have even turned it into a lucrative business. Is it always wrong to mix kids and social media?

Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.