New research shows touching money instills a market-oriented state of mind, even in kids too young to really understand currency.
For certain Canadian children, music classes teach the benefits of sympathy and cooperation.
If Boomers shift from executive jobs to caregiving, will Millennials get their baby boom?
It’s the latest in a national trend to reduce restraints of school-age children.
A new study teases out the parenting that makes the difference between narcissism and high self-esteem.
A study suggests that antipsychotics are being prescribed appropriately for children and adolescents. Follow-up care, however, still needs work.
New research finds Tweets supporting—or celebrating—pot use outnumber messages critical of the drug by at least 12 to one.
New research shows that men and women react differently once the stork comes calling.
The vast majority of doctors working in emergency care have received only four months of training in pediatrics, and what they learned about treating full-grown adults rarely translates well.
Republicans say it is a matter of states’ rights.
The theories and policies that govern American adoptions are out of date. At least until they’re changed—to keep state and private agencies from applying the law in such a way as to prioritize heterosexual couples—you can expect the outgoing adoption industry to continue growing, raising important questions about race and rights.
A close look at a Pew Social Trends report.
It’s time for a less strict and judgmental definition of what makes for a functioning family.
Mindi has never harmed her daughter and is capably raising a son, but authorities took her daughter under a concept sometimes called “predictive neglect.”
In a new study, kids gave lower ratings to teachers who left out key details about toys. And once misled, they inspected new toys more carefully.
An analysis of middle school and high school social networks indicates that a high BMI can mean fewer friends.
Anthropomorphizing animals is a bad strategy for education, a new study suggests.
Increased vigilance isn't necessarily the best way to prevent child-safety issues and injuries.
A new working paper outlines how mom and dad can influence their child's levels of risk tolerance and trust, traits that have a significant impact on career outcome.
The facts say children have never been safer. So why can’t we loosen the leash? Taking stock of parental anxiety on the 30th anniversary of National Missing Children’s Day.