A child's diet and activity level play an important role in determining a child's weight. Today, many children spend a lot of time being inactive. For example, the average child spends about 4 ...

Dec. 10, 2024 — New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. In a new study, researchers found that there wasn't a single ...

In a new study, researchers found that there wasn't a single strategy that could be singled out as 'best' to raise a child ... Researchers 'See' Vulnerability to Gaming Addiction in the Adolescent ...

According to the Pew Research Center, the average American family downsized from 3.7 children in 1960 to 1.9 currently, and about 20 percent of households with children are one-child families.

The earliest milestone regarding protections for child actors occurred in the mid-1930s and involved one of the most famous child actors at the time, Jackie Coogan. Coogan first gained fame when ...

Child abuse comes in several different forms, including physical, emotional, sexual, and psychological abuse. Common signs of child abuse include unexplained bruises, overly aggressive behavior ...

A girls soccer coach and teacher in Southern California has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography.

Talking openly about ADHD, and seeking treatment if necessary, can also give the child the tools he needs to become his own self-advocate as he grows up. Why is my child with ADHD so defiant?

For years, hashing technology has made it possible for platforms to automatically detect known child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to stop kids from being retraumatized online. However ...

Twelve percent of parents worry that their child’s anger could lead to problems, according to a new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health released on Monday.

Child victims and survivors of such crimes can face long-lasting negative impacts on their physical, mental, and sexual health and development. Such trauma on children may even amount to torture ...

Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh star in the new BBC comedy series Only Child. (Photo: Jamie Simpson/Happy Tramp North/BBC) A father and son whose roles have become reversed is the premise of new BBC ...