Talking with teachers has taught me some sobering lessons about today’s young people. An increasing number of school-age children are suffering from severe anxiety,...

Americans, in general, like a lot of freedom when it comes to choosing health remedies. In addition, there’s a fair amount of skepticism about...

Fish can help improve children's sleep and IQ test scores, researchers are saying. In a study published this month, scientists found that children aged nine...

Smartphones put the world at your fingertips, but could this phenomenally popular technology be undermining your mental health? People often talk loosely about how...

According to a new report by a health advocacy group, moms need to be aware that some rice-based infant cereals may contain harmful levels...

By the time your child reaches their mid-30s, there’s a good chance they’ll be obese. And while experts agree that a lack of exercise...

Rates of childhood leukemia have been rising since the 1970s and no one's entirely sure why. However, scientists at the University of Haifa and...

It’s official: parenting reduces us all to head-scratching buffoons. Having only recently become a parent, I can absolutely relate to others like me who...

The first thing you have to know about Jacob Thompson is that he loves penguins. Like other 9-year-old boys his age, he also likes...

People have always been fascinated by twins. But the story of Jessica Allen, a California woman who recently got pregnant while pregnant (and gave...