A Russian missile strike near a playground in central Ukraine killed 19 people, including nine children. The attack was a painful reminder that a cease-fire remains as distant as ever.

Heroic first responders in Winston-Salem save two frightened kids swept away by a treacherous creek. Discover how they defied the odds.

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Research suggests that how often people check social media − and how emotionally engaged they are with it − can influence sleep even more than how much time they spend online.

When a child takes a 1 milligram dose of melatonin, the hormone quickly enters their bloodstream, signaling to the brain that it’s time for sleep. Melatonin reaches levels in the blood that can be ...

Please settle an ongoing dispute between my husband and me. My husband believes it is OK to floss his teeth while driving his ...

American adults view time spent with children as a much stronger source of happiness and meaningfulness than time spent with ...

Two people were each sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday after locking five children in the bedroom of a dirty home ...

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A viral TikTok recently captured what thousands of parents do in secret: A father intently tracking his adult son’s flight on his computer screen. The daughter who posted it wrote, “My dad’s green ...

A new report has found more children than ever are not in school, with the number of lost days of learning up nearly 70% in five years. It is the most vulnerable children who skip school ...