After my husband’s death, I set out to learn everything I could about how kids persevere through adversity.

Tania Lombrozo looks at research published Monday showing people's factual judgment of how much danger a child is in while a parent is away varies according to the extent of their moral outrage.

Toys can help children learn to be thankful for what they have.

Research suggests that some gadgets can make parents less likely to engage in meaningful give-and-take with their children.

Today’s young children are working more, but they’re learning less.

Children often don't want to go to sleep, and parents don't like to put them to bed. A simple card makes it much less of a struggle, researchers say, giving everyone in the family some control.

Here is a new post from pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, author of a number of popular posts on this blog, including “Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today,” as well as “The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class” and “How schools ruined […]

When I was little, my mother's inspiration for our school lunches usually revolved around chocolate chips and food coloring.

A new Washington Post poll shows how the burden of tending to children is shaping careers.

Parents have a better chance of controlling their children’s addiction to texting and gaming if they set aside family times for putting down devices.

Parenting decisions that were commonplace a few decades ago are now cause for 911 calls and visits from a police officer or someone from child protective services.

A reports says the amount of time parents spend with their children has virtually no link to how kids turn out.

It's hard to think of a safer time to raise kids. So why are parents always freaking out — or being needlessly policed?

Bill Jones is thought to have been the first single man to adopt a child in California, back in the 1960s. His son has since died, but despite the loss, Jones says he never regrets adopting his child.

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a 10-year old Maryland boy named Rafi and his 6-year old sister Dvora walked home by themselves from a playground about a mile away from their suburban house. They made it about halfway home when the police picked them up. You’ve heard these stories before,...

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LeBron James won't let his kids play the sport, and neither will these current and former NFL players.

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