I say it time and time again, the world is so different than when I was young. To some of you who are reading this post, this may sound like an "old-fashioned" or "uncool" statement, but it has validity.
With the rash of school shootings, school-yard fights, and general mayhem in our children's lives, where can we look for a solution? One research team says turning off violent TV shows could be the cure for this violence. How can you take what these researchers found and help your kids?
In today’s world of the super-expensive everything, more kids are making the decision to stay at home with their parents well into adulthood rather than get out on their own.
Pretty much everyone knows that raising a child is getting more and more expensive. But did you know that the cost of doing so went up $8,000 in just one year?
It may not be news to you that today’s kids are deprived of sleep, but before you blame smartphones or computer games, consider this: children haven’t been getting enough shut-eye for more than a century.
In Ohio, reports say that an eight year old boy was taken from his mother because he was deemed severely obese. The boy weighed in at an astonishing 200 lbs! This particular case has sparked debate on whether or not a child that is severely obese should be taken from their parents custody.
Danica May Camacho was born in Manila, Philippines just before midnight on Sunday, weighing five-and-a-half pounds.
But a much larger number will always be associated with the baby girl, as the UN has declared her the world’s seven billionth person.
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: Your toddler would rather go exploring than stay in the safe confines of his crib. So he does. Over and over and over.
Pediatricians and development experts have strongly urged parents, once again, to limit the amount of television their young children watch.
The American Academy of Pediatrics released a recommendation to all parents of children under 2 years old Tuesday. It stressed that any time spent in front of a video screen provides no educational benefits for children under age 2 and can even delay development by leaving less time for important interaction and play.
Naming a child is usually the first big decision a new parent makes, and one that almost one and ten would like to do be able to do again.
In its latest guidelines for doctors, the American Academy of Pediatrics is advising against the usage of bumper pads in cribs, saying they may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
A selfless mother has died to save her unborn baby.
The woman was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer and refused chemotherapy so that her child could be born, even though it meant she would die.
