Emergency doctors are worried after seeing an increase in injuries to young children following many years of decline. They theorize that gains from safer playgrounds and toys are being challenged... Read more »

In this article from the L.A. Times, a mother discusses how technology allowed her to communicate with her disabled daughter for the first time. Read more »

The questions for us parents are, "How did our kids become who they are? Where did they get their personalities and their propensities? Why is it so hard to change them?" Read more »

Numbers released Wednesday show 2011 had the lowest birth rate in United States history. And experts are beginning to question the theory that it's a lingering effect of the recession. Read more »

The economic recession has impacted many aspects of family life — including the choice of when and how many children to have. Read more »

When an area's foreclosure rate increases, so does the rate of children admitted to hospitals with abuse-related injuries, according to a new study. Individuals can stand together to fight for an... Read more »

I was afraid of learning about my family history when I was younger, but now I think it's key to understanding who I am. Read more »

Jump into the spirit of Halloween by attending spooky performances. Read more »

New Internet rules aimed at protecting the online privacy of children would supersede some aspects of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act passed in 1998. Read more »

In one sense, I understand what Canadian radio host and writer Buzz Bishop was trying to say when he admitted this week in his Internet blog that his oldest son is his favorite child. Read more »

A savory but simple barbecue beef that cooks all day and is ready to go when you get home from work. Read more »

After analyzing 59 hours of over-the-air primetime programming from last year’s ratings sweeps, the Parents Television Council determined shows with a TV-PG rating incorporate content... Read more »

A review of Utah Department of Health data and police reports from 1997 to 2009 shows that 790 children ages 9 and under were run over by vehicles, claiming the lives of 57 children. According to... Read more »

In this article by Christianity Today, Graham Scharf explores just how important early childhood parenting is for a child — and how much it can shape who that child becomes. Read more »

The words 'father' and 'mother' would be dropped from official documents in France under a proposal aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage. Read more »

Pediatricians are again actively discouraging trampoline use, noting high rates of injury and little or no safety benefit from use of protective netting and padding. And they're warning families... Read more »

Disney Star, Selena Gomez, stars in a new R-rated film, "Spring Breakers." Gomez is one of four college girls who robs a restaurant, ends up in jail, and is bailed out and becomes friends with a... Read more »

We’ve written extensively in this column about entitlement attitudes, but as parents, we have just got to understand that there has never before been a generation of kids so entitled. Read more »

Recent studies have found that controlled exposure to alcohol at a young age may increase the risk of a child abusing alcohol in adolescence and adulthood. Read more »

Graphic violence in new film “Dredd 3D” raises concerns about the propriety of extreme content on the silver screen. Read more »

A stay-at-home mom in Texas is suing authorities and a neighbor after she was arrested for letting her children, 6 and 9, play on their motorized scooter. Charges were dropped, but she spent a... Read more »

Teens who admit to sexting are seven times more likely to engage in risky sex than teens who have never sent or received explicit photographs, according to a survey of Los Angeles teens published... Read more »

Jenna DenBleyker, her husband, Jeff, and their children have been waiting five years to bring their would-be daughter home from Guatemala. Read more »